Third Time's a Charm

Ever notice some things come in 3s. Example, I have a single friend that waits until an attractive female looks at him 3 times before introducing himself quickly, famous deaths ominously come in 3s, there’s the comedy rule of 3. Personally, I write things down as soon as I have 3 creative thoughts/to-dos/mental notes. If I don’t, I forget the 1st two. So much for 7 plus or minus 2, huh?

Relevant to this blog, whenever a seemingly new concept comes into my attention 3 times, often in 3 different contexts, I quickly blog about it. Why? Because everybody has to have a system, write?

Example. Today I was eavesdropping into my colleagues’ conversation. They were discussing the irresponsibility of person A. Person B stated that irresponsibility should not be rewarded(no new concepts here.) But, overhearing this, I instantaneously thought of a recent conversation I had with a friend. I blurted out a metaphor that made everyone eavesdropping erupt in laughter. That’s when I knew I had to blog about it. This was incident number 3.

This friend and I were discussing relationship issues related to not assisting in behaviors that you don’t support, for whatever reason or intensity. He summed it up with a metaphor I had never heard, “Don’t feed the monster.” Don’t feed the monster. Genius! We were ROFL.

Last but not least, the 1st time I really assimilated the principle of rewarding wanted behavior and ignoring bad behavior was in reading Don’t Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor. It’s a classic, already, in my mind. (The pun is intended)

So, read it, heard it, spoke it, BAM, gotta write about it!Photo Credit: Kaptain Kobold