2024-05-05T21:57:17-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150127254/some-clients-are-jerks-and-that-s-ok Arnaud M. 2019-03-21T10:54:00-04:00 >2024-01-23T19:16:08-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/00/00c9becc71e31f5bcc33c6f62f8beafd.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong>What we make things mean.</strong></p> <p>We&rsquo;re all guilty of passing quick judgement on others. We do it everyday, most often without giving it a second thought. That <em>idiot</em> who cut in front of you in traffic or the <em>uncouth teen</em> who didn&rsquo;t hold the door of the caf&eacute; as you were trying to get in with your stroller and a myriad of kids in tow. It&rsquo;s hardwired in our brains as a remnant of a time when we had to make split-second decisions that would make the difference between life and death. It worked well as a survival heuristic, but nowadays, where the most dangerous activity most of us voluntarily engage in daily is driving, very rarely any of us have to face real and unexpected danger.</p>