tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481001930714468704.post5753010867090762590..comments2023-09-07T09:52:36.041-04:00Comments on Life As An Outlier: Overcoming ChallengesMiss Outlierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01554916486302075437noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481001930714468704.post-70752410936509177772009-04-05T17:50:00.000-04:002009-04-05T17:50:00.000-04:00Heh, I can see myself in there. I have a very low ...Heh, I can see myself in there. I have a very low tolerance for stupidity, particularly in groups. I didn't actually hit the politics until I started my PhD and I think I am still learning the lesson of your last paragraph.Curious Computerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729694694403134030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481001930714468704.post-50578590930199971862009-04-03T06:20:00.000-04:002009-04-03T06:20:00.000-04:00Oh, speaking of stupid people... I encounter stupi...Oh, speaking of stupid people... I encounter stupid people most of the time -- people who don't know that they have done something wrongly, people who know but pretend they don't, people who know but do not admit their mistakes, you name it, I've seen it.<BR/><BR/>And sealing with these people made me realize that I am actually more patient than I think I am. Like you, I try to see everybody's good points and deal with those, rather than "killing" myself wondering why I had to be working among those people :)<BR/><BR/>I normally do not mix with these people because we have really different ideas and we don't communicate like adults do (some people argue for the sake of winning). And sometimes I wonder why I don't have many friends, LOL.Clarissahttp://sillyconservationist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481001930714468704.post-76769674888208746532009-04-02T21:08:00.000-04:002009-04-02T21:08:00.000-04:00Nice post. I'm still learning how to deal with gro...Nice post. I'm still learning how to deal with group work, myself. I'm a graduate student, and while a lot of my work is independent, I'm still working with some people that I might prefer to avoid. There are also some throwbacks to the seventh grade, when I didn't have many friends and hated group projects because no one ever wanted to be in my group. Now when my classmates form groups for assignments and I don't get asked to work with them, it's hard to not feel hurt, even when I know that they're still my friends.Laura E. Marianihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06982191257187180735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481001930714468704.post-88675766453743227042009-04-02T20:51:00.000-04:002009-04-02T20:51:00.000-04:00Unfortunate and painful, but true. I wish we could...Unfortunate and painful, but true. I wish we could just tag these people and keep them in a pen?microbiologist xxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07578078880223116616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481001930714468704.post-92068682226295750962009-03-30T20:35:00.000-04:002009-03-30T20:35:00.000-04:00And I discovered that there are STUPID PEOPLE out ...<I>And I discovered that there are STUPID PEOPLE out there. And I had to WORK with those people. And I hated it. I thought I did better work on my own, which was largely true. I thought I could get it done quicker myself, which I could.</I><BR/><BR/>HAHA! I'm afraid I feel like this every other day, esp. when talking to people at the utilities company.Candid Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01722793931639972423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481001930714468704.post-46122216497256731952009-03-30T13:49:00.000-04:002009-03-30T13:49:00.000-04:00Amen. It would be silly to try and count the ways...Amen. It would be silly to try and count the ways in which I agree with you and can commiserate.Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06504820544561438576noreply@blogger.com