We have many gadgets that only work well if they get decent feedback telling their circuitry what to do next.
And yet, we humans are rather pathetic when it comes to seeking and using feedback ourselves. Tell me, what is worse than not asking for feedback? Yes, not heeding feedback is rather bad, but having only one source of feedback is even worse.
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We have many gadgets that only work well if they get decent feedback telling their circuitry what to do next.
And yet, we humans are rather pathetic when it comes to seeking and using feedback ourselves. Tell me, what is worse than not asking for feedback? Yes, not heeding feedback is rather bad, but having only one source of feedback is even worse.
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