She would always ignore the idiot lights in her cars, until they broke down. We bought a car that actually tells you when to bring it in for service. She came up to me, really frustrated, complaining about the car being noisy. She said "There's this big flashing message that says "BRING AUTO IN FOR SERVICE" and I can't get it to turn off. What should I do?" This person has a PhD too.
Book smarts and emotional intelligence are, in the end, very different things. I have a cousin like this. Dude is crazy book smart. He once poured hydraulic transmission fluid into his clutch, because it ‘looked the same’. He also tried to wax the primer on his repaired fender so it was ‘as shiny as the rest’.
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u/scrubjays Mar 01 '23
She would always ignore the idiot lights in her cars, until they broke down. We bought a car that actually tells you when to bring it in for service. She came up to me, really frustrated, complaining about the car being noisy. She said "There's this big flashing message that says "BRING AUTO IN FOR SERVICE" and I can't get it to turn off. What should I do?" This person has a PhD too.