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"have you tried xyz?" The problem with the other approaches is that they imply that you are judging the person. This one only implies something that they may h
by kstenerud 7y ago
"have you tried xyz?"
The problem with the other approaches is that they imply that you are judging the person. This one only implies something that they may have missed.
- swiftcoder 7y agoUnfortunately, if "xyz" is one of the approaches they did already try/dismiss, it still comes across as patronising.
- kstenerud 7y agoReally? I've never considered it patronising. "Have you tried x?" "Yes, that's the first thing I tried." "Hmm, how about y?" "That too." "Well that has me beat. Unless maybe you tried something crazy like z..." "Actually, with a slight modification that might just work well enough for this!"
- wh1t3n01s3 7y agoThis is a discussion between 2 more or less equally clever persons. The problem is when 1 person is clever and the other is not (and you probably don’t know yet).