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I thought this too but I'm not sure I see it as much different. If the reasons for requiring the excuses are different, but the excuses are still being made and
by j2d2 18y ago
I thought this too but I'm not sure I see it as much different. If the reasons for requiring the excuses are different, but the excuses are still being made and success not being achieved, why is the distinction interesting?
- swombat 18y agoBecause if A -> B then B can be fixed by fixing A. (i.e. if coming up with excuses proactively is a direct cause of failure, if you can cure your habit of coming up with excuses you can reduce your failure chances). On the other hand, if: C -> A and C -> B Then there is no causal link between A and B, even though they occur together, and so fixing A (the excuses) won't fix B (the increased rate of failure), and instead you must find out what C is.
- Tangurena 18y agoPoor impulse control underlies many self-destructive behaviors. I'd say that the excuses are just a symptom of poor impulse control.
- mattmcknight 18y agoaka Discipline.
- nuclear_eclipse 18y agothe D word! gasp
- wallflower 18y ago> Raven has the phrase "POOR IMPULSE CONTROL" tattooed on his forehead, an indication that he has been arrested for committing a violent crime Neal Stephenson's Snowcrash