It's such a common problem in
society -- think of all the failed actors, failed athletes, failed journalists etc.
etc. and I think it would greatly help if there was a more widely known framework or language for discussing this problem.
Can anyone recommend a good phrase for what I am calling a "should/is distinction"?
On 10/28/2022 7:00 AM, peps...@gmail.com wrote:
It's such a common problem inBy the way, I'm not sure that I personally would describe this
society -- think of all the failed actors, failed athletes, failed journalists etc.
etc. and I think it would greatly help if there was a more widely known framework or language for discussing this problem.
phenomenon as a "problem." Take competitive sports, for example.
Lots of people want to be world champion, but there can be only
one world champion at any given time (or maybe a couple, if there
is some kind of schism in the governing body). Given these facts,
it's inevitable that any effort to coach people to be world champion
is going to lead to what you call "overwhelming failure." I don't
see that the blame lies with the coaching efforts, unless you think
that coaching shouldn't exist at all.
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Tim Chow
On 10/28/2022 7:00 AM, peps...@gmail.com wrote:
It's such a common problem inBy the way, I'm not sure that I personally would describe this
society -- think of all the failed actors, failed athletes, failed journalists etc.
etc. and I think it would greatly help if there was a more widely known framework or language for discussing this problem.
phenomenon as a "problem." Take competitive sports, for example.
Lots of people want to be world champion, but there can be only
one world champion at any given time (or maybe a couple, if there
is some kind of schism in the governing body). Given these facts,
it's inevitable that any effort to coach people to be world champion
is going to lead to what you call "overwhelming failure." I don't
see that the blame lies with the coaching efforts, unless you think
that coaching shouldn't exist at all.
---
Tim Chow
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