Post by: doczinn on September 16, 2007, 08:26:39 PM
Post by: K Frame on September 16, 2007, 08:28:17 PM
There's only a perception that it is 20/20.
Post by: Monkeyleg on September 16, 2007, 08:36:59 PM
Pat Buchanan's opinions on our entry into WWII were severely criticized in 2004, even though he cited many respected leaders (including Truman) who were of that opinion in 1940.
Should I have left college in 1973? I don't know. Would I be happier today if I'd stuck it out and gotten into engineering? I don't know.
Life isn't a straight path. Take one turn, and there's several other turns ahead.
Post by: jeepmor on September 17, 2007, 12:47:14 AM
Ever build anything fairly big?
Like restore a car, install windows in your house, tear out walls, move electrical wires around, pour a concrete patio, build a kitchen, put on a roof, or anything like that? I've done all of these things, and no matter how much research I did up front, after actually experiencing the process, there are always some things I would do a little different to save time, money or simply make things easier if I were to do it again. It's human nature and I think it's perfectly normal. Then again, if I were to do it all over, I'd probably learn even more on the second generation and still do it again somewhat differently the third time.
If you have done any projects, this should not be a mystery whatsoever. If you've done something so much that perfection is the norm, you've been doing it so long you forgot the learning curve you went through. I went through something like this before I left my first position working in the fab. When you can know your schedule down to every darn minute and know that you are doing it the best way it can possibly be done because you've tried every other iteration possible, it's time to move on.
I met an anesthesiologist in college while working in the hospital that had a very successful practice, made oodles of money, and still always said. If I had to do it over, I'd do it all differently simply because of what I've learned doing it this way.
Post by: HankB on September 17, 2007, 03:37:54 AM
Or it should be.
So, naturally, if you could do something over, almost invariably you'd do it a little differently.
Post by: Fly320s on September 17, 2007, 04:48:01 AM
Why must we constantly look back with perfect hindsight and see what we should have done?
Because we are human and have emotions.
I often say, "Man, I wish I could do that over." But normally, that is followed by, "Oh, well, it's too late now. No need to fret over it."
I think that is what prompted your question. You don't like, or don't understand, why some people worry about things in the past. Or why people attempt to fix everything that they think is wrong.
People are human. <shrug>
Post by: grampster on September 17, 2007, 05:03:01 AM
Post by: Paddy on September 17, 2007, 06:39:07 AM
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must we constantly look back with perfect hindsight and see what we should have done?
The erroneous assumption, the illusion, is that hindsight is perfect. If 'we had done things differently' there would have been a different series of events arriving at a different outcome.
Post by: Tallpine on September 17, 2007, 07:37:38 AM
