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Nothing earth shattering but why do things go wrong in groups?
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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 480273" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>Umm... I think I know part of the answer. But not all of it.</p><p></p><p>When something goes wrong, and it's small, and we're not stressed, it's not a big deal so we blow it off. But - when something reasonably important goes wrong (fax dies, you need it for work), it stresses you... So the new fax, which is a PITA, stresses you more, and then you quote something lower than you can actually deliver and you're more stressed... Snowball effect.</p><p></p><p>One ant is squashable. An anthill is a little harder. A monster ant mountain is impossible.</p><p></p><p>Another thing - something goes wrong, and I get stressed, I make mistakes. So now something <em>else</em> is wrong and I'm more upset and I make <em>more</em> mistakes and...and...and...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 480273, member: 6705"] Umm... I think I know part of the answer. But not all of it. When something goes wrong, and it's small, and we're not stressed, it's not a big deal so we blow it off. But - when something reasonably important goes wrong (fax dies, you need it for work), it stresses you... So the new fax, which is a PITA, stresses you more, and then you quote something lower than you can actually deliver and you're more stressed... Snowball effect. One ant is squashable. An anthill is a little harder. A monster ant mountain is impossible. Another thing - something goes wrong, and I get stressed, I make mistakes. So now something [I]else[/I] is wrong and I'm more upset and I make [I]more[/I] mistakes and...and...and... [/QUOTE]
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