Don't Be A Blockhead
Grasshopper Notes Podcast

Don't Be A Blockhead

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 10, 20263 min
  • One speaker
  • Relationships & psychology

Send us Fan Mail This week's Grasshopper Notes essay from John Morgan for the week of October 12th (Happy Columbus Day) is how to block yourself from being a blockhead. Grasshopper Notes are the writings from America's Best Known Hypnotherapist John Morgan. His podcasts contain his most responded to essays and blog posts from the past two decades. Find the written versions of these podcasts on John's podcasting site: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1628038 "The Grasshopper" is the part of you that whispers pearls of wisdom that seem to pop into your min...

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The trouble is, when our positions are solid, we can't learn anything new.

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Now, there's a difference between being a know-it-all and being a blockhead.

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The title of this mini podcast is, Don't Be a Blockhead. I always loved when Lucy van Pelt in the Peanuts comic strip would call Charlie Brown a blockhead. It instantly painted a picture for me of how dense Charlie was being. It suggested that he had a solid position on something.

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The trouble is, when our positions are solid, we can't learn anything new. There's no room for expansion in Solidity. Now, there's a difference between being a know-it-all and being a blockhead. A know-it-all acts as though they know everything.

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A blockhead may know plenty, but when it comes to a particular subject, they've already made up their mind. Nothing gets in, nothing gets through. Again, this blocks them from learning anything new.

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