On Wed, 22 Aug 2001 16:55, Leo Simons wrote: > > Most developers are arrogant and stubbon. > > <snip> > > > Now the above statement can be seen as both a good thing and a > > bad thing. > > Really? In any case, > "Most developers are _not_ arrogant or stubborn" sounds > better to me than "Most developers are arrogant or stubborn". > But that might just be me =)
Well if you replace "arrogant" with "confident" and "stubbon" with "determined" you may get what I mean ;) "stubbon" vs "determined" (or "focused" or "persistent") are perceptions determined by viewer and not something inherent in actions. When this feature is deemed a good attribute it is termed "determined" but someone who is less pleased by attribute in specific circumstances would label it as "stubbon". ack .. now I am sounding like a psych student again ;) -- Cheers, Pete *-----------------------------------------------------* * "Faced with the choice between changing one's mind, * * and proving that there is no need to do so - almost * * everyone gets busy on the proof." * * - John Kenneth Galbraith * *-----------------------------------------------------* --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
