Solutions vs. Problems
Nov. 8th, 2007 10:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chris_gerribThere are two kinds of people in the world - those who look at problems and try to solve them, and those who have a set of solutions and try to make the problems fit.
We call the later kind of people "idealists" and the former "pragmatists."
The problem with idealists is that they try to force their solutions on every problem, whether nor not it's a good solution for the problem. They are also slow to accept feedback, such as "this ain't working."
Don't get me wrong - if it weren't for idealism, we'd all still be living in caves. But for every successful idealist, there's at least one pragmatist behind them, making adjustments to the plan.
We call the later kind of people "idealists" and the former "pragmatists."
The problem with idealists is that they try to force their solutions on every problem, whether nor not it's a good solution for the problem. They are also slow to accept feedback, such as "this ain't working."
Don't get me wrong - if it weren't for idealism, we'd all still be living in caves. But for every successful idealist, there's at least one pragmatist behind them, making adjustments to the plan.
