On 2004-03-25, Number Six penned: > > Yes, I certainly was *not* thinking that "only men are rigorous". I > meant the second thing. What I was clumsily trying to say is that the > stereotype is silly, but I like an environment you have to be afraid > to ask questions, because it makes me work harder. I like things to > be hard. Gender isn't even an issue or a nonissue about why I feel > that: it's totally orthogonal.
I'm not sure that I like that sort of environment all the time, but I do think that I've found the root cause of many a problem simply by trying to put together the most accurate and descriptive question I could. The untold benefit to asking a "smart question" is that often, in the course of turning one's question into a smart one, one finds the answer. -- monique -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
