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Putting Pragmatism Before Principle...
Sep. 8th, 2014 08:01 pmIs something I believe should never be done.
But then it turns out to be much easier to ignore that belief in practice when things get tricky, which is appropriate. Sometimes it means that I must acknowledge the problem, and redouble my commitment to live up to my principles in the future. But equally often, when pragmatism triumphs over principle, it's a probportunity for me to reconsider my principles and see if they need to be tweaked.
Anyway, clearly the correct follow-up to that subject line would be:
...is good practice when alphabetizing.
I guess I haven't posted since WxW, which was (as always) an amazing experience. Here's a story about a job info session that I told in the Story Slam. My most recent column is Back to School Tips.
But then it turns out to be much easier to ignore that belief in practice when things get tricky, which is appropriate. Sometimes it means that I must acknowledge the problem, and redouble my commitment to live up to my principles in the future. But equally often, when pragmatism triumphs over principle, it's a probportunity for me to reconsider my principles and see if they need to be tweaked.
Anyway, clearly the correct follow-up to that subject line would be:
...is good practice when alphabetizing.
I guess I haven't posted since WxW, which was (as always) an amazing experience. Here's a story about a job info session that I told in the Story Slam. My most recent column is Back to School Tips.
