I Don't Like Change
Maybe using different words can bring different outcomes This short entry is inspired by, if not directly stolen from, a quality conversation I enjoyed on the Riverside Terrace Cafe of the Royal Festival Hall this week.... The words we use are important. Many words have connotations and meanings that influence the way that we feel about them. Consider this conversation for instance: Tom: "I don't like change" Sally: "Oh really? So what would happen if you won the lottery tomorrow?" Tom: "You wouldn't see me for dust" Sally: "So you do like change?" Tom: "Well no, I don't like change, but that wouldn't be change as such, that would be a win" Sally: "So a change can't be for the better?" Tom: "Not like that, I mean, it would be great to start something new, something I could really make a go at" Sally: "So change is OK if it improves things?" T...