Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3272 mails)

["Rajko M." <rmatov101@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Saturday 22 December 2007 11:17:50 am Aaron Kulkis wrote:
> > I have seen that, and as guy was decision maker in my case I left him
> > alone. It was easy to show respect and point better way, but some people
> > take that as a insult, not help. They look at help as an attempt to make
> > them feel bad, and than they adjust their actions and outcome is less
> > than optimal for helper.
>
> Here's a trick...
>
> When you're dealing with someone who you want to teach
> something to...without ruffling any feathers... you just
> imply that you're going to give them a little bit of
> special, secret knowledge...and while not saying that
> specifically, you imply it, by starting out with the
> magic phrase, "Here's a trick..."
>
>
> Notice how, by using that phrase, you became much more
> receptive to what I then told you.


Here time and again you mix trade skills and mental skills. 

Mentioned decision maker is unskilled in computer use, and most probably 
he/she knows that, but he is not stupid. His brain is loaded with other 
knowledge and he has limited ability to accept new, but again this is not 
sign of metal disability, just normal sign that humans have limits. 

-- 
Regards,
Rajko
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