Art had been this time to a party, somehow they had put him on the invitation list, and such events are always good for some free drinks and people observations.
This event was organised by a political party, so Art took a drink, and started observing. He would slowly get close to groups of people discussing their personal pet peeves, latest discoveries and office gossip. Art observed and used his personal theory to categorise the different people:
- the mice > the insecure people with large anxiety- these people will suck themselves to someone they know, and only leave that conversation if they see someone else that they know well and like better
- the eagles > the people faking confidence- these will first walk through the crowd, then see someone they know and enthusiastically engage. Or they even see someone else standing alone, and try a small conversation. These are fragile attempts though, because as soon as someone steps in and takes over the conversation one has to start all over again.
- the Labradors > true party-lovers though seem to see the party as a swimming pool, they open the door and you can see the smile on their face, the eyes aimed like bow and arrow to determine the first target. they will seem to know everyone and easily jump in and intervene in conversations.
- the peacocks > there is also the reserved participant, that will define whether someone is worthy of speaking to. Basically these people are not afraid at all of not speaking at all, although mostly this behaviour can only be afforded by well known and arrived people.
Art says that people hardly ever move from one animal-category to another, except when alcohol is consumed, then sometimes people make the strangest transformations...
This time Art Burshy was sneaking up to a peacoks' conversation, and they were having an endless conversation about how problems could be solved. Normally he only observes and tries to understand on a meta-level what type of discussion people are having and what sort of dynamic is going on. Usually - if he ever intervenes - he will ask an open question: just strange enough to make people puzzled and wondering.
This time somehow he was annoyed - but why was he annoyed:
- just by the fact that they had a different opinion than Art...not really
- annoyed by the brainless way they argued?
- or maybe because Art in general does not like peacocks?
Why were they really annoying him?
Of course it was because their way of discussing went against Art's convictions and values:
- Art does not make statements if not fully supported by thorough analysis, reflection and knowledge
- Art will always consider other people's view and feels it is arrogant not to listen
- Art does not believe in easy solutions for complex problems...
He hates to observe that; when people have a hammer...every problem seems to look like a nail...
And this does not only happen with peacocks, they just have their way of ignoring your ideas of using other tools...telling you that 'of course' this should be solved with a hammer.
I then asked which sor of animal Art Burshy was himself, which sort of animal...
And he answered...
"I am a mouse that learnt not to give a f*ck..."
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