Comments on: Stainless Steel Bullets http://pliantalliance.org/2006/10/04/stainless-steel-bullets/ Think. Evaluate. Change. Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:02:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryan Cooper http://pliantalliance.org/2006/10/04/stainless-steel-bullets/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Ryan Cooper Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:36:41 +0000 http://pliantalliance.org/?p=56#comment-218 Great post. I think people in general have a conflict-based mindset. When we hear/read something we partially agree with and partially disagree with, we focus on the part we disagree with. (The "yes, but..." reaction; we spend one word expressing our agreement, and several sentences expressing our disagreement. The listener is left with an unrealistic perception of how much we agree/disagree). This problem can be doubled in the case of blogs, as both the blogger and the reader can be having the "yes, but" reaction. So it's good to see such a prominent reminder that you do in fact do support the valuable stuff coming out of the Agile community. It's always good to realize you agree with someone more than you thought at first. :) Great post. I think people in general have a conflict-based mindset. When we hear/read something we partially agree with and partially disagree with, we focus on the part we disagree with. (The “yes, but…” reaction; we spend one word expressing our agreement, and several sentences expressing our disagreement. The listener is left with an unrealistic perception of how much we agree/disagree).

This problem can be doubled in the case of blogs, as both the blogger and the reader can be having the “yes, but” reaction. So it’s good to see such a prominent reminder that you do in fact do support the valuable stuff coming out of the Agile community.

It’s always good to realize you agree with someone more than you thought at first. :)

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