In the middle of
watching the last two minutes of Game 1, I saw this really interesting article
that claims that there are three words in the English language that are the
most deceptive, both to the speaker and to the listener.
The words? "I
will try…"
Apparently, saying
those words gives people permission to fail, as opposed to saying out right
that "I will do…" (which shows more confidence or a better sense of
commitment, I'm assuming). The author of the article also claims that the
people who hear "I will try" are better off being doubtful that the
speaker will actually succeed in what they're doing.
A better combination
of words is "I will do" or "I must do."
I honestly don't
completely agree with the article's message. While I do understand that saying
words like "will" or "must" can often drive a person to
succeed, I have to disagree with the comment that people saying "I will
try" have basically no chance of succeeding. I see the words "I will
try" as something like "yes, I know there is a chance of failure and
I accept that but I will still try to succeed."
Hopefully I'm just
not being too optimistic.
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