Bad Ideas - Dick Armey - Writing is healthy

Bad ideas survive when insulated from reality.

Paraphrasing Dick Armey: Conservative Politician

This is the first time that I am not using a direct quote. It is because the direct quote I could only find on AZQUOTES.COM:

Virtually all bad ideas come from universities, bad ideas that only survive when insulated from reality.

But today I wanted a quote about "bad ideas" or "bosses with bad ideas" or something like that and not one dragging in collegiate education. I woke up this morning to read a not-so-good idea from one of my bosses.

I first tried to find stupid quotes for today. My favorite is from Einstein:

Then I tried to get a magazine article quote about stupid bosses. There are many articles on this topic:

https://www.themuse.com/advice/4-strategies-to-try-when-your-boss-suggests-something-truly-terrible

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/tame-your-terrible-office-tyrant/201605/when-your-boss-is-wrong

http://www.peopleskillsdecoded.com/stupid-boss/

https://hbr.org/2015/04/what-research-shows-about-talking-back-to-a-jerk-boss

Since the idea is a "done deal," I followed the advice in the first link:

4. Keep Your Mouth Shut

I decided it was better to get with the program and not use it as a "hill" to die on. It's not that the idea didn't have some merit in some situations and the client did like it (client comes first!) but overall the idea is not great. I thought a little bit of trying to hint that I didn't like it by calling the idea "unique," but I was afraid that it would cause bad feelings.

I feel better already. ( http://www.healthfitnessrevolution.com/top-10-health-benefits-journaling/ , https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/3-reasons-writing-is-great-for-your-mental-health.html, and https://www.huffpost.com/entry/benefits-of-journaling_b_6648884 or https://www.huffpost.com/entry/writing-health-benefits-journal_n_4242456)

Gratitudes: Printers, wireless keyboards, and potted plants.

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