..."doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results,"
then...

...how do you account for, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try
again?"

That's insane!

I would agree....it's insane!!! ;-)

thats just

thats just

thats just

thats just

oh nooooooooooo

I smile because I have no idea what is going on

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that's me!

Insanity is defined as..LadyOfMagic

quite the oxy moron you discovered jean..

I smile, then it makes ppl wonder what is really going on

SSSHHH....we can't tell them, if we did we'd have to shoot them

is it that if you dont ack like evryone else you are insane

If "he who hesitates is lost," then is it really wise to "look before
you leap"?

Actually you have a point..because "normal" is defined as what is the
"norm" for a particular society's behavior.

For instance, in some remote areas it's considered "normal" to be a
cannibal. But just try ordering "people" at a restaurant here and see
what happens.

would that come with a side of flies?

Try, Try again until we cross the unseen line leading to the point of no
return.

It is believing in different results that we try, try again.

I believe that Einstein said the quote "Insanity is defined as doing the
same thing over and over and expecting different results." as a thought
provoking way to examine ones own limitations.

At what pint to we draw the unseen line.

to "try" is failure with honor

try, try in a different way!

to "try try again" is an attempt to achieve a goal. One may not use the
same methods each time he "trys" to reach that goal. It's trial by
error. Insane is to do the exact same method each time expecting a
different result, but always getting the same.

You're standing at the free-throw line, trying to shoot a basket. You
shoot -- and miss -- say, 20 times in a row. On the 21st try, you make
the basket.

Granted, there are slight changes in the way you shoot but, in doing
*anything*, nothing you do is EVER going to done in "exactly" the same
manner. But basically, you're employing the same methods in order to
make the basket. You stand, you aim, you shoot. Sometimes you make it,
sometimes you don't.

To do something over and over again and expect the same results might
have been, in Einstein's mind, an "insane" thing to do, but it is
certainly not the psychiatric profession's definition of "insanity."

From my perspective... The difference lies in the path chosen in order
to achieve the goal...

Should one choose the same methods over and over....then expect a
different result...lol...that would be a little...um...nuts...

However, should one fail, yet have the resolve(Bush has made me despise
that term) or rather the perserverence and enough mental resource to be
able to choose a more effective method...then try and try again...should
the reward be worth the effort...{insert cheers}

But each time you shoot for the basket and miss your next attempt will
be made with adjustments to your technique based on what went wrong the
previous attempt. Until, eventually, the shot is made. So each time
something different is being done to acheive the goal... trial and
error. If you didn't make any adjustments based on what was learned from
the previous attempt, and expected a different result, it could be
considered an insane attempt.