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[–] 49 points 11 months ago* (3 children)

A mindset I just fell into as a much younger man for reasons I no longer remember was assuming everyone knew more than I did and did things the way they did them for a reason. And I should learn what that reason is before I go proposing changes.

That mindset has never steered me wrong. Even when I change something someone else put in place what I come up with is a better solution for taking the time to understand why the previous person did it the way that they did.

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  • [–] 19 points 11 months ago

    I had a soccer coach from age 7-18. Same guy, brilliant dude, Dean of law at a very large state school. He told me at 12 to never talk to the other kids at the summer camps (competition) about what i was working on. "Just go out and do it and shut your mouth about it. That's how you impress on the field."

    It's stuck with me since then.

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago

    So much anger I see in the world is directed at policies, laws, procedures, whatever, that make perfect sense if one understands the background.

    Sucks, but we can't all understand everything. I try, but I ain't that smart, and certainly can't be that experienced.

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