On 15 February 2014 13:17, Bruno Marchal <[email protected]> wrote: I have another theory of intelligence, which is that kids are intelligent > (= can change their mind and learn), and adults are stupid (= can no more > change their minds). >
Yes, and indeed I have noticed that there is a great deal of social and professional pressure on adults *not* to change their minds. I had a boss many years ago (for whom unfortunately I didn't have a great deal of respect, at least professionally). During a "work appraisal" she said to me "David, I wonder whether perhaps you lack confidence because I notice that when we meet you often succeed in convincing me that you are absolutely right about some course of action but then the next time we meet you tell me you have reconsidered it.". I was struck by her comment and reflected on it. The next time we met I told her "I've been thinking about your remark and I realise that it's because the fact that you happen to be convinced that I am right matters less to me than my worry that I might actually be wrong.". Unfortunately it wasn't until some time later that I realised that in being quite so frank I had very probably offended her! David -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
