Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Gandhian Version of "My Way or the Highway"

In the US, there is a personality trait known as "My Way or the Highway."

According to the website usingenglish.com, "this idiom is used to say that if people don't do what you say, they will have to leave or quit the project, etc."

The Gandhian version is simple - if people don't do what you say, you will leave or quit the project, etc. It may be less aggressive, but the intended results are the same - either listen to my way, or we both can't be on the same team. It is also much more difficult to argue against.

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