 |
| Contains 100% of your daily allotment of snark for this post. |
I’ve been thinking a bit about why I let Nick Baron get under my skin… especially after writing about how I try to focus on behaviors instead of people.
Part of it was that I wanted something to write about right then, so it was just bad timing on his part. Part of it was that insulting academic integrity (especially that of my girlfriend) is a really quick way to piss me off.
But also, there were still teachable moments (for you, not him) admist all that. So I decided to write about it.
In case it got lost in the midst of all the (amusing) GIFs:
- When you’re apologizing, take the time to really hear what the other person is saying. (“More impartial” bit)
- When you’ve done something wrong, admit it and try to fix it, not try to bury it. (Asking people to take down or change their blog posts.)
-
When someone in your organization has done something wrong, just fix it, don’t require the insulted party to file an official complaint.
-
Have something of substance to back up your claims – or admit they’re just claims. (“more impartial” again with the press release news articles and “research” that consists of infographics)
And perhaps most importantly:
- Recognize that there are some people you’re not going to convert, and let it go.
And that’s where I’m at with Grammarly. The mail filters are trained, and when I get a chance, I’m going to block them on social media. I’m so done.
It’s not even amusing to me any more, and I do not need or want their expensive service. I’d rather spend the money on my authors, thanks. And offering me Amazon gift cards for a positive (and SEO optimized) review isn’t going to change my mind.
I want you to trust my recommendations – because the things I bother to recommend are things that I really enjoy and want to recommend to you.
And that’s worth more than any stupid gift card.