Comments on: Trying Is Lying http://www.chrisrugh.com/trying-is-lying/ Living Well - Speaking - Working Less Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:51:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Willian Waldrope http://www.chrisrugh.com/trying-is-lying/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Willian Waldrope Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:43:33 +0000 http://www.chrisrugh.com/?p=244#comment-123 Nice blog, not like some boring ones. I had a sensible browse, Thnx! Can keep a watch out for more of your blogs. Nice blog, not like some boring ones. I had a sensible browse, Thnx! Can keep a watch out for more of your blogs.

]]> By: Chris Haddad http://www.chrisrugh.com/trying-is-lying/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Chris Haddad Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:48:16 +0000 http://www.chrisrugh.com/?p=244#comment-98 I actually wrote an article a few weeks ago about what a "weasel word" "Try" is . . . How when you say you're going to "try" something (like "TRY" to lose weight, you're actually setting failure as the expectation.) Been thinking about "Can't" and "Won't" lately. How much better would the world be if instead of people saying "I can't do that" they would just say "I won't do that" and take some fucking responsibility. "Try" article is at http://www.moneyfingersinc.com/yoda-was-one-smart-marketing-mofo-do-or-do-not-there-is-no-try/ I actually wrote an article a few weeks ago about what a “weasel word” “Try” is . . .

How when you say you’re going to “try” something (like “TRY” to lose weight, you’re actually setting failure as the expectation.)

Been thinking about “Can’t” and “Won’t” lately. How much better would the world be if instead of people saying “I can’t do that” they would just say “I won’t do that” and take some fucking responsibility.

“Try” article is at
http://www.moneyfingersinc.com/yoda-was-one-smart-marketing-mofo-do-or-do-not-there-is-no-try/

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