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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Or, would you simply take the stance that this person has no right to expect you to stop riding (or replace your bike), and ignore him?
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He's already stated up thread that he's perfectly willing to change, given a good reason why he should and how he'll benefit if he does.
I feel roughly the same. Try to simply
tell me what to do, and I may say "Who the <bleep> are
you to tell me that?
No!".
Put it to me as "I think you should consider doing it
this way. Here's why I think so, and what you'll get from it!", I'm perfectly happy to listen, and if it makes sense to me, I'm likely to say "You're absolutely right! That
is a better alternative. Thanks for pointing it out to me!"
The carrot almost always works better than the stick, and wearing an air of moral superiority is guaranteed to rub people the wrong way, even if you
are right. (And perhaps
especially if you're right...
)
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Dennis