You can thank Curtis for this post.
I’m still interested in techniques that can be employed to better manage the uncertainties of perception. The following describes; a situation that recently put me in great perceptual uncertainty---some of the techniques I might have employed to manage the uncertainty, and a request for other posters to share any technique suggestions they might want to post. The wife owns her own company and summons me to her office from time to time to consult for her on various commercial activities. Although I know she does this because of my vast experience and overall brilliance, she claims it’s to get me away from FFL posting which appears to be causing me tennis elbow (in both arms). My latest engagement was related to human resource considerations for a new hire and an existing staff member. Specifically, one staff member I was asked to help is an attractive young woman with noticeably large breasts. For background, this woman graduated with honours from Stanford and about 70% of the time she exceeds her managers expectations when executing tasks she has been delegated. Unfortunately, for the other 30% of her time she reverts to a Marilyn persona to distract colleagues from noticing her significant screw ups. Some may know the persona I’m describing---voice becomes childlike and body language screams “save me”. Not to digress, but I’ve often wondered why great Moms teach their daughters to avoid “wolves” but say nothing to their sons about catching the next plane out of town when you run into a damsel in distress. I can’t imagine what I could have saved being on time for that plane. In the case of the attractive young woman with large breasts---when I sat down across from her in her cubicle---I believe this in not uncommon with guys in this situation, I employed an uncertainty management technique by pretending I wasn’t imagining her naked while she pretended that my thinking was as professional as my behaviour. I would describe my performance as not unlike being on an MDA drip and pretending its not making me that happy. The end result was not only the normal unreliability of perception, but a mutual non verbal agreement to lie about what was obviously occurring at the time. The results are not only a type of ‘not taking the reality of my perceptions too seriously---what I believe is the essence of uncertainty in perceptions, but also the two of us performing what Brando described to Larry King as: “everyone is an actor its just that some of us get paid better than others for doing it.” With a desire to be more effective, I’ve considered various techniques that might help this type of uncertain perception become more manageable: 1. Looking at my shoes during the meeting. 2. Looking at her shoes during the meeting (the problem with this option was that it triggered thoughts of her naked with only her shoes on). 3. Asking her to look at my shoes during the meeting. (God know the legal consequences of this option) 4. Putting her at ease by talking about Heisenberg’s “uncertainty" principal. (I believe she has a science degree) 5. Employ Herr Edelstein’s technique of putting her at ease with an off colour joke. 6. Win her over by telling her I know Curtis. 7. Pretend I’m enlightened. 8. Tell her I used to know Robin Carson. 9. Tell her I have a connection in Amsterdam. 10. Quit the engagement because the wife is obviously trying to set me up. Any technique suggestions you feel like sharing would be appreciated. PS: For the new hire, I recommended to the wife that she hire the gay woman she interviewed. She’s by far the best candidate. When I welcomed her to the company she gave me firm handshake and the pain from my tennis elbow that shot up my arm almost put me in Samadhi. Obviously tennis elbow is no reason to give up FFL.
