dreams and dummies
Have you ever had a really good idea shot down by a dream-killer and hope-smasher? That’s what happened to me today.
I’ve been working on something for the past couple of months that would be BIG… at least it would be big in terms of the way I am now forced to think in the snail-paced world I now live in called “county government.” I have been excited. Another project. I love projects. I like to see cruddy things made into nice things. It gives me a sense of accomplishment.
So what’s the problem you ask?
The problem is that I shared the information I’ve been working on, and that person shared the information with a slew of people… including the “dummy” referred to in the title of this blog. Now don’t get all “P.C.” on me. Dummy is a very benign term to use considering the level of my blood pressure right now.
So the dummy, rather than realizing the benefit that this little project would mean to the community and rather than asking me any questions about my idea, starts bashing me. The dummy lobbed accusations, and said that I shouldn’t be developing these plans in secret, blah, blah, blah… and the dummy shared the dummy’s thoughts in a mass email “reply to all.”
Guess what? The dummy is just… well… dumb. I didn’t break any laws. The project won’t ever happen if I made it public right now, and I can have ideas that I may never share with anyone… there’s no law against that.
So what did I learn: dummies are negative people who will never be pleased with anything you do, so why include them in the discussion. Simply put: ignore dummies.
