"You woke me up"

[wmw999 2,587]

I had two younger siblings; we slept in adjoining rooms (my brothers in one, me next door -- no hallway). We used to play a game called "you woke me up" after we went to bed. It consisted of one of us pretending noisily to be asleep (cue 6-year-old snoring impressions ), and the others trying to guess the one sound in the entire universe guaranteed to wake them up.

Of course when it was the middle brother, he always chose the sound that neither of us could make (a repetetive t-t-t-t-t-t sound). But either way, it was really an exercise in "bring me a rock."

It was an OK game for elementary-age schoolkids. The fact that the management game of "bring me a rock" is so derided now should be an indication of how stupid a game it is for adults.

If you ask an open-ended question, expect open-ended answers. If you want to state something, just state it, and don't try to get others to say it for you, as though you backed them into a corner. Because you didn't if you did it that way.

If you actually answer objections, and discuss them, then you might actually get people to examine their thinking.

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[rushmc 23]

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I had two younger siblings; we slept in adjoining rooms (my brothers in one, me next door -- no hallway). We used to play a game called "you woke me up" after we went to bed. It consisted of one of us pretending noisily to be asleep (cue 6-year-old snoring impressions ), and the others trying to guess the one sound in the entire universe guaranteed to wake them up.

Of course when it was the middle brother, he always chose the sound that neither of us could make (a repetetive t-t-t-t-t-t sound). But either way, it was really an exercise in "bring me a rock."

It was an OK game for elementary-age schoolkids. The fact that the management game of "bring me a rock" is so derided now should be an indication of how stupid a game it is for adults.

If you ask an open-ended question, expect open-ended answers. If you want to state something, just state it, and don't try to get others to say it for you, as though you backed them into a corner. Because you didn't if you did it that way.

If you actually answer objections, and discuss them, then you might actually get people to examine their thinking.

Wendy P.

In the end it boils down to respect and showing it

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[Andy9o8 2]

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If you ask an open-ended question, expect open-ended answers.

What do you mean?

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If you want to state something, just state it, and don't try to get others to say it for you, as though you backed them into a corner.

So you're OK with eating live kittens, aren't you? Nice.