Tim Gunn Quote
I’ll give you some life advice, I said. The first piece is: Listen and listen intently when you’re being spoken to about something. The second: Take the high road. When presented with frustration or anger or discontentment with a situation or a person, don’t reduce yourself to that level. Don’t get into a conflict in that moment. You’ll feel better about yourself for it. Well, to my surprise, this created a near frenzy in the room. The students were aghast. I was surprised by the reaction, so I said: Tell me more about why that seems like bad advice to you. I believe I should stand up for myself! said one student. I’m not saying you shouldn’t stand up for yourself, I said. I’m just saying, in the heat of the moment, walk away from it.
I’ll give you some life advice, I said. The first piece is: Listen and listen intently when you’re being spoken to about something. The second: Take the high road. When presented with frustration or anger or discontentment with a situation or a person, don’t reduce yourself to that level. Don’t get into a conflict in that moment. You’ll feel better about yourself for it. Well, to my surprise, this created a near frenzy in the room. The students were aghast. I was surprised by the reaction, so I said: Tell me more about why that seems like bad advice to you. I believe I should stand up for myself! said one student. I’m not saying you shouldn’t stand up for yourself, I said. I’m just saying, in the heat of the moment, walk away from it.
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