Re: Poll: Expert user vs. Internals Expert

"Roy Hann" <specially_at_processed.almost.meat> wrote in message news:caGdnbTdCOClg-nZRVny2w_at_pipex.net...
> "Cimode" <cimode_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1148457926.446019.14950_at_j55g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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> > The fact that one or the other is important really depends on what you
> > are seeking...If you believe that popularity is important to make you
> > successfull in your job then "learn ORACLE in 21 days" type of
> > approaches are sufficient to fulfill this objectif ....If you believe
> > that knowledge is important to gain you self esteem and confidence you
> > are doing data management by choice and not by circumstances then you
> > must educate yourself first...
>
> This is simply not right, though I sympathise slightly with your view.
>
> As a practitioner myself, I take the trouble to learn about theory (and
have
> spent almost 25 years reading about relational theory) because it gives me
> the skills and knowledge that--together with a *lot* of
> self-discipline--have generally helped me to avoid using seductive but
> misconceived product features that would get me into trouble in the long
> run. I don't do it, as you seem to suggest above, just for spiritual
growth
> and self-esteem. The latter flirts with self-aggrandizement after all!
>
> I should add that I've never been thanked for it. That's not good for the
> self-esteem. But I do generally get to go home at 5 o'clock!
>
> Roy
>
>
The key to self esteem is self. If your esteem depends on the response of others, then it isn't self esteem. Received on Wed May 24 2006 - 14:25:10 CEST