Over at the defunct ChicagoNow, I did a post about Life Lessons. It was a gallery so when I exported that blog to my personal (unused) WordPress site, they didn't come over. I had to use Wayback Machine to get them. I figured putting the more pertinent ones here might be beneficial.
Practical Life Lesson: Don't give someone a fork when they ask for a spoon
This one has a lot of subtle nuances. If someone literally hasn't eaten in a week you give them whatever is on your plate. However, if they just skipped lunch, giving them your cheeseburger doesn't do them any good if they are vegan, or lactose intolerant.
Give people what they say they want or need or get out of the way. People generally want to help one another, however, some people just aren't good at it for one reason or another. I like to say people mean well but execute poorly. Sometimes it's because they chose the one type of help that doesn't require them to get off the sofa.
Other times it is because some people want to get the credit for helping out without doing any of the actual work. Even when the level of effort to help out is far less than the effort of looking like you're helping out.
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