Jeroen wrote: > At 15:06 21-10-2002 -0700, Adam Lipscomb wrote: > >So, to paraphrase and extrapolate, you're not actually engaging in this > >"discussion" with the intent of changing John's behavior? If that is the > >case, may I respectfully ask why you're doing it? > > > >If it is not the case, could you please give me a simple explanation of > >your motives? > > While I do not believe he will change his behaviour, I still try to get him > to shape up. I do not really believe it will help, but who knows, maybe he > will surprise us all and change his behaviour.
So, with no expectation of a change in John's behavior, which you describe as, "like a huge asshole", you're going to keep doing the exact same thing over and over again, something that's never worked to modify John's behavior into a mold you prefer, and which didn't work with Erik. There's a colloquialism that comes to mind: "Insanity: Doing the exact same thing over and over again, and expecting different results." I'm not making a diagnosis, here - I don't think you're insane, I just think you're acting a little bit like a jerk. Adam C. Lipscomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Silence. I am watching television." - Spider Jerusalem _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
