Originally Posted by Val
Honestly, and this is just one person's opinion, I'm not sure that people who say this kind of stuff have really thought anything through in any depth or even at all. My guess is that these statements could just be an excuse to ignore something while also avoiding having to deal with a difficult problem. They could be akin to that way of meaning "No" when saying "I'll keep your idea under advisement."

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Val

its probably just me but I would much rather hear - "I'll keep your idea under advisement." but I really mean no, rather than spouting stuff that if practiced is harmful IMO. And I bet the next platitude will be something about working up to your full potential - I always hated that one!

DeHe