flexagon: (racing-turtle)
flexagon ([personal profile] flexagon) wrote2012-12-05 12:27 am

A thought on adaptability

There are at least two ways to be adaptable, two ways to say "whatever you want." One of these means "I'm a doormat". The other means "I'm confident that I have lots of good ways to approach this, and I want to make it happen, so I'll work with that."

People to whom I say "whatever you want" had damn well better be able to tell the difference and know they're getting the latter, and not think "doormat" when they see me.

[identity profile] a-kosmos.livejournal.com 2012-12-05 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
I have a hard time seeing anyone thinking you are a doormat.