A few blogs ago i talked about Classical Success, where you study for a long time to gain knowledge and then become erudite in the that subject. Well, today I want to explore one of the major problems with the Classical Success model, which is the failure of books to teach social patterns of success.
Imagine this: you are an only son or daughter and you are encouraged to study, spending time that other children use to socialise to instead study books. You go to university, and by now you have become addicted to high grades and that important job you will achieve afterwards.
Well, the truth of the matter is that the more 'classical' the field of study, the more likely you are to end up unable to deal with other people, there is a great chance you will be arrogant and unable to trust others to do your job. Linguistics is such a field, it is often becomes an introverted subject telling other people in society how they should lead their life (use language, in this case) when they themselves have barely partaken in that same society.
If every one holds on tightly to their tasks and does not communicate progress, control of the total process collapses and there are frequent delays while one person finishes their task. indeed, the tasks are often not well planned in the beginning and again time is wasted, or their are frequent arguments as people with little experience in planning try to apply 'tradition' as a planning model whether that tradition has any relevance to the subject or era.
This is just one of the many problems with Classical Success, but the major theme running through it is the inability for the believers to adapt to changing circumstances, even though it is apparent to society that we no longer live in Ancient Greece.
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