I admit it. This is the first season that I'm watching the Sopranos. I wouldn't say I love it, or that I'm hooked. I'm sort of waiting...waiting to see what it is that gets everyone so worked up. How long will I wait? At least it's on at a great time, I mean, what else is on at 9pm on Sunday night (infamous home of Christina Applegate's Married with Children during my childhood...remember when Bud was trying to be a badass and called himself Grandmaster B? Ed would chide him and make other nicknames, like Bedwetter B. As much as I, and I presume the viewing public, enjoyed this show, I can't believe it's not being syndicated anywhere! but easily found on youtube)?
Ok, so I woke up this morning with three observations about this latest episode of the Sopranos:
1. goth high school kids are extremely misunderstood and do not respond well to tough love from authority figures or peers alike;
2. when you have a gut feeling about an nfl bet, or better yet, an inside tip from a physician on the other team, AND have an opportunity to be your spouse/parter's hard earned dollars, you must INSIST on making the bet, otherwise you will be regretting it for a long time and everyone knows that regret is a tough pillow to sleep on;
3. why did that kid drop a deuce in the shower?
Seriously, why did he poop? and then step in it??
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
cheating fuquans part ii
ok, i hear the argument for zero tolerance on cheating. part of me likes that policy, especially since the PR spin could be gorgeous. but what about the other side?
my roommate employs a brilliant consulting technique which has a name that escapes me right now. it's really simple though, you just keep asking why. i think the magic number is asking why 5 times. perhaps the name is the "5-why technique". consultants are so brilliant.
here goes:
1. WHY do people cheat?
--because they are afraid of failing.
2. WHY are they afraid of failing?
--because they have been moderately successful their whole lives so when put in a difficult situation, they choose to succeed at all costs instead of flirt with failure.
3. WHY do they want to succeed at all costs?
--because they feel a sense of entitlement to the degree.
4. WHY do they feel a sense of entitlement to the degree?
-- because they were admitted to the program.
5. WHY were they admitted to the program?
--to give them a degree.
a ha. you see it? i worked hard to make it work out this way, because as i've learned in this little exercise, the 5-why technique can end up with any conclusion, however absurd it may be.
let's assume that from day one, you walk in and think the program is going to give you a degree. it doesn't matter what you do throughout the 2 years. you saw the comment in the previous post: everybody passes. why *wouldn't* you feel entitled to the degree if you were admitted?
i'd be curious to hear what people think about whether you EARNED your degree or if you just finished a curriculum and were GIVEN a degree. there's a subtle difference but changes the entire attitude you would take.
if you had to EARN your degree, would you let anyone cheat off you? conversely, if you knew everyone was going to pass regardless, would you help someone out in the spirit of team fuqua?
my roommate employs a brilliant consulting technique which has a name that escapes me right now. it's really simple though, you just keep asking why. i think the magic number is asking why 5 times. perhaps the name is the "5-why technique". consultants are so brilliant.
here goes:
1. WHY do people cheat?
--because they are afraid of failing.
2. WHY are they afraid of failing?
--because they have been moderately successful their whole lives so when put in a difficult situation, they choose to succeed at all costs instead of flirt with failure.
3. WHY do they want to succeed at all costs?
--because they feel a sense of entitlement to the degree.
4. WHY do they feel a sense of entitlement to the degree?
-- because they were admitted to the program.
5. WHY were they admitted to the program?
--to give them a degree.
a ha. you see it? i worked hard to make it work out this way, because as i've learned in this little exercise, the 5-why technique can end up with any conclusion, however absurd it may be.
let's assume that from day one, you walk in and think the program is going to give you a degree. it doesn't matter what you do throughout the 2 years. you saw the comment in the previous post: everybody passes. why *wouldn't* you feel entitled to the degree if you were admitted?
i'd be curious to hear what people think about whether you EARNED your degree or if you just finished a curriculum and were GIVEN a degree. there's a subtle difference but changes the entire attitude you would take.
if you had to EARN your degree, would you let anyone cheat off you? conversely, if you knew everyone was going to pass regardless, would you help someone out in the spirit of team fuqua?
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