On 5/7/19 3:14 AM, Larry Brasfield wrote: > I notice that you have ignored repeated requests for insight into why > you have made your inquiry. People who may be able to help you with > your objective ask for such information because, often, that leads to > or permits a more direct solution to your actual problem. In fact, this phenomenon happens so often, it even has a Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XY_problem
It's surprisingly easy to build a consulting career around asking just one question, "What problem *X* are you trying to solve, for which you think this method *Y* is the (probably incorrect) solution?". The real trick is to summon the patience to guide your clients through the process of discovering *X*, because they're almost always fixated with *Y*. _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@mailinglists.sqlite.org http://mailinglists.sqlite.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
