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Thought Tweet #803.5

by Rick Baker
On Aug 14, 2013

Thought Tweet #803.5 I'm sure that slow-boiling the frog doesn't work. Business gurus got to stop feeding that nasty rumour.

 

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Here's the Wikipedia introduction: "The boiling frog story is a widespread anecdote describing a frog slowly being boiled alive. The premise is that if a frog is placed in boiling water, it will jump out, but if it is placed in cold water that is slowly heated, it will not perceive the danger and will be cooked to death. The story is often used as a metaphor for the inability or unwillingness of people to react to significant changes that occur gradually."

What a bunch of hogwash thinking!

Business gurus should place disclaimers on their snake-oil metaphors.

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Thought Tweet #803

by Rick Baker
On Aug 14, 2013

Thought Tweet #803 It takes two to tug-of-war...unless, of course, you choose to battle people in your head. 

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

It takes two to tango; it takes two to tangle; it takes two to tug-of-war.

And, more often than not, the two must bring an excess of emotion to escalate the situation.

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Sometimes it only takes one to tango, tangle, or tug-of-war. We all are quite capable of dancing with and fighting with imaginary foes in our heads.

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