Give it five minutes

Re:Give it five minutes by Chirag on Thursday March 01, 2012 @03:12PM (#3653791)

If I get a negative remark, I usually take a step back, kind of like a out of body view, and see if there is any validity, if there is truth in the remark, I thank the person and ask questions; else I just smile.

Some people mistake a smile for agreement and I use smile to put a full stop to the argument. In my limited experience I have seen there is no point winning a pointless argument :)

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Re:Give it five minutes by youlost_thegame on Thursday March 01, 2012 @03:13PM (#3653806)

I absolutely agree with you. I try to avoid fighting about some stuff, especially if I have the feeling that the responsible to implement some feature is going to do whatever he wants anyway.

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Re:Give it five minutes by majorlazer on Thursday March 01, 2012 @03:25PM (#3653854)

"The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it." -Dale Carnegie

I wish I applied this in my life more often.

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