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Jun 25, 2019
11:45:14am

gwalker All-American

If you're knocking down a wall with a wrecking ball, doing the same thing over

and over again while expecting a different result makes perfect sense.

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gwalker

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Joined: Aug 8, 2001
Last login: May 5, 2024
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The Definition of Insanity

Brutus216

6/25/19 7:48am

That's insane.

Cougarrr

6/25/19 7:52am

Spot on. That’s not the definition of insanity at all, either.

6/25/19 7:53am

man, i hate doctors sometimes.

smokymountainrain

6/25/19 8:02am

Exactly, the best examole of insanity is a Ute fan living on a BYU fansite.

nybyblue

6/26/19 11:41pm

RE: The Definition of Insanity

foofcoug

6/25/19 7:56am

who gives a crap who said it, in many cases it applies. maybe the jazz

smokymountainrain

6/25/19 7:58am

Your example about practice isn’t correct

cougarfann888

6/25/19 8:03am

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RSL

6/25/19 8:03am

I usually say the definition of insanity is banging your head on the wall

DJROSS

6/25/19 8:04am

Nail in the head video comes to mind

JackStack

6/25/19 8:15am

Why stop with that one. There are many others like that.

6/25/19 8:04am

Can you let the guy that teaches Sunday School know this so he doesn't use the

pink22

6/25/19 8:38am

I like it but have never heard it attributed to Einstein.

6/25/19 8:41am

Good point. Speaking of quotes, my favorite quote is from Jesus. "I never said

cucciolo25

6/25/19 8:57am

Almost as good as the scripture about the one set of footprints in the sand.

Bossk82

6/25/19 9:10am

Or the guy at the beach throwing starfish into the ocean

MapCoug

6/25/19 10:04am

I like Ezekiel 25:17

deejo

6/25/19 10:18am

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Abe Froman

6/25/19 9:09am

If you're knocking down a wall with a wrecking ball, doing the same thing over

gwalker

6/25/19 11:45am

not really, because you can see evidence of it working. you want it to

smokymountainrain

6/25/19 11:49am

Within context

Punk Philosopher

6/25/19 3:03pm

right. your first example isn't really doing the same thing over and over again

smokymountainrain

6/25/19 3:52pm

Testing

Punk Philosopher

6/25/19 9:20pm

RE: The Definition of Insanity

LDTemplar

6/25/19 3:32pm

"You are certifiably nuts." - Albert Einstein

ditch

6/25/19 4:01pm

One of my biggest pet peeves. Nice post.

wonderbred

6/25/19 7:12pm

You're off the mark. It wasn't referring to repetition -> perfection. It was

chazen

6/25/19 7:44pm

The question is not whether there are some things that can't be done.

ThetaSigma

6/26/19 12:27am

give me an example where the definition doesn't apply. even if you have

smokymountainrain

6/26/19 7:11am

A child tries repeatedly to stack objects that can't possibly balance.

ThetaSigma

6/26/19 9:13am

i don't think the same rules apply to children as to educated adults.

smokymountainrain

6/26/19 11:08am

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chazen

6/26/19 12:49pm

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