Comments on: Six Pretty Darn Good Reasons Not to Be a Jerk http://www.onsimplicity.net/2008/07/six-pretty-darn-good-reasons-not-to-be-a-jerk/ Have less, enjoy more. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:22:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Brad Spencer http://www.onsimplicity.net/2008/07/six-pretty-darn-good-reasons-not-to-be-a-jerk/comment-page-1/#comment-1239 Brad Spencer Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:43:34 +0000 http://www.onsimplicity.net/?p=136#comment-1239 Simple yet true. Being a jerk never pays off for the soul or for more practical endeavors. Working in the service industry along with running a business has taught me that most people don't get this. They want everything now and don't care at what cost. I can't help but think that the reason so many people are unhappy is because they are a jerk and don't even realize it. What goes around comes around so if you make someone else miserable, don't be surprised when you are miserable yourself. And what a waste that is...two people are miserable when they could just as easily be happy... Cheers, Brad Spencer Simple yet true.

Being a jerk never pays off for the soul or for more practical endeavors.

Working in the service industry along with running a business has taught me that most people don’t get this. They want everything now and don’t care at what cost.

I can’t help but think that the reason so many people are unhappy is because they are a jerk and don’t even realize it. What goes around comes around so if you make someone else miserable, don’t be surprised when you are miserable yourself.

And what a waste that is…two people are miserable when they could just as easily be happy…

Cheers,

Brad Spencer

]]> By: Sara http://www.onsimplicity.net/2008/07/six-pretty-darn-good-reasons-not-to-be-a-jerk/comment-page-1/#comment-967 Sara Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:13:18 +0000 http://www.onsimplicity.net/?p=136#comment-967 Emily, Hahaha... I really can't imagine you being a jerk. I can, however, imagine you <i>trying</i> to be a jerk, and then not being able to keep a straight face for more than a minute. Emily,

Hahaha… I really can’t imagine you being a jerk. I can, however, imagine you trying to be a jerk, and then not being able to keep a straight face for more than a minute.

]]> By: Emily http://www.onsimplicity.net/2008/07/six-pretty-darn-good-reasons-not-to-be-a-jerk/comment-page-1/#comment-957 Emily Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:08:10 +0000 http://www.onsimplicity.net/?p=136#comment-957 Your reasons aren't good enough for me to stop being a jerk. ;) Your reasons aren’t good enough for me to stop being a jerk.

;)

]]> By: Sara http://www.onsimplicity.net/2008/07/six-pretty-darn-good-reasons-not-to-be-a-jerk/comment-page-1/#comment-923 Sara Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:42:32 +0000 http://www.onsimplicity.net/?p=136#comment-923 Bamboo Forest: I secretly love that--when someone is being rude, they're making themselves look so much less powerful than they imagine. Eric: I agree that being nice is generally easier, even if you get burned once in a while. Good for you for not taking the jerk bait! Barbara: I can't imagine why some people think that actively displaying a lack of empathy and appropriateness would make another person respect them more. Mind-boggling! Evelyn: You're absolutely right that those kind of calls are intrusive and rude. But I still think it's best to end the call as nicely as possible--sometimes it's not easy to do so without being pretty firm. I think interrupting with a "No, thank you" falls in the realm of polite. It's the swearing and personal attacks that are just wrong. Bamboo Forest: I secretly love that–when someone is being rude, they’re making themselves look so much less powerful than they imagine.

Eric: I agree that being nice is generally easier, even if you get burned once in a while. Good for you for not taking the jerk bait!

Barbara: I can’t imagine why some people think that actively displaying a lack of empathy and appropriateness would make another person respect them more. Mind-boggling!

Evelyn: You’re absolutely right that those kind of calls are intrusive and rude. But I still think it’s best to end the call as nicely as possible–sometimes it’s not easy to do so without being pretty firm. I think interrupting with a “No, thank you” falls in the realm of polite. It’s the swearing and personal attacks that are just wrong.

]]> By: Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map http://www.onsimplicity.net/2008/07/six-pretty-darn-good-reasons-not-to-be-a-jerk/comment-page-1/#comment-918 Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:45:33 +0000 http://www.onsimplicity.net/?p=136#comment-918 I would think it really depends on how the telemarketers are making the calls to you. I've encountered far too many instances of them calling and launching rightaway into a promotional sales talk. I was seldom asked a question about what I needed. I also got very little chance to speak. In the end, I just had to interrupt with a "no thank you". I would have preferred if I had the opportunity to say this right up at the front, so that we do not waste each other's time. I would think it really depends on how the telemarketers are making the calls to you. I’ve encountered far too many instances of them calling and launching rightaway into a promotional sales talk. I was seldom asked a question about what I needed. I also got very little chance to speak. In the end, I just had to interrupt with a “no thank you”. I would have preferred if I had the opportunity to say this right up at the front, so that we do not waste each other’s time.

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