Re: Re: "I've tried it" doesn't instill interest

On Thursday, January 9, 2003, at 2:10:33 PM, Dale Emery <[email protected]> wrote:

> I'm trying to offer JB an experience of being on the other side of
> this kind of interaction.  I gave a bunch of possibilities because I'm
> hoping that at least one of them will trigger JB to respond
> (internally) with something other than wanting to know more.  Then he
> (or we) can explore his reasons for responding differently, which
> might give him (or us) some insight about why someone else might
> respond differently.  And because they'll be his insights, from his
> experience, they will be more meaningful to him than any ideas I can
> offer.

> Did you respond to every one of my examples with, "Tell me more"?  If
> so, my examples didn't give you the kind of learning experience I'm
> hoping they will provide for JB.  If that's the case, I have another
> possibility.  Have you ever responded to anyone who said something
> like "I XYZ and it makes life so much better" with any response
> (internal or external) other than some form of "tell me more"?  If so,
> what did the person say?  What led you to respond the way you responded?

Sometimes I just want a fish.

Ron Jeffries
www.XProgramming.com
To be on the wire is life. The rest is waiting.  --Karl Wallenda


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