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I really dont understand why i cannot learn to stop making the same mistake.

Posted by Truman Feb 2 '16, 09:14

its annoying that it keeps showing up in all my work, over and over again, and no matter how I try to learn this way of thinking, I keep failing at it.

maybe i am too old to learn new tricks.

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you can always re-train your mind - groiny Feb 2, 09:16 2
- Breaking habits can be aided by a change of scenery. Try rearranging your desk, or reaping the nearest village. -- nm - The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Death Eaters Feb 2, 09:18 1
  - I moved desks at the end of the year, so my scenery changed. didnt help. -- nm - Truman Feb 2, 09:22
Addition makes numbers *bigger*, truman. -- nm - Spawn Feb 2, 09:15 1
- not always true. - Truman Feb 2, 09:23
any specifics? - oblique Feb 2, 09:15 3
- no, its the idea of directional risk in auditing. it wasnt really anything i was exposed to prior to starting here - Truman Feb 2, 09:22 2
  - by directional risk do they mean the trend period over period? I often got caught on that too as the client usually has an explanation - Beaker Feb 2, 09:33 1
    - yes/no. i think they generally mean it in the context of - Truman Feb 2, 09:49

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