Sentences with phrase «n't figure these things out»

There will always be «lost» people who can't figure things out on their own and who need to have an authority figure telling them what to do and how to live, and there will always be ego - maniacal pastors and preachers to lead the sheeple.

Am I just a crazy old lady who can't figure things out, or did you share the recipe and I can not find it.

No kids, very few assets (I gave him what assets we had so he could figure things out on his own but he's blown through them and still can't figure things out).

Give them space, provide information when necessary, trust that they have their own parenting instincts, that they will ask you when they can't figure things out, and that they will find their own parenting groove.

A terrified child will feel that she's alone; that no one can help her; that she can't figure things out; that this terrible thing will go on forever; that she might not survive; that she's not smart enough, good enough or strong enough to survive; that no one else cares.

Couple that desire with the intelligence of a Lab and you only have yourself to blame if your Lab does not figure things out rather quickly.

I think many bloggers start off with this great bubble of ideas and passion and run into a wall when they realize they don't get enough readers or just can't figure things out.

We haven't figured things out, but I think it's a lot better than it was when I started.

«However,» Sentman notes, «if we can't figure things out in this remote part of the Pacific Ocean, what does that mean fore more densely populated coastlines and island nations?»

If you can't figure those things out and you stay private, it just means your chances of being a long - term independent company probably go down.

One of the myths about couples therapy is that it is only for couples who can not figure things out on their own.

I had my cleaning routine down pat in our old house, I can't figure this thing out... 15 years!

Not exact matches

Don't be afraid to experiment; you won't figure out your audience right away, but if you try different things and then monitor your data and evaluate the comments, likes, etc., that will help you determine what your audience appreciates — and wants to see more of.

As Mitra's findings suggest, the secret might not lie in research labs, or even traditional classrooms, but in giving kids some technology, an intriguing challenge and then leaving them alone to figure things out.

If you don't do these things, your employees will figure out what's really important to you and to the company, namely profits.

We're still figuring things out, but so far we've identified four potential pathways to help us not just replace income lost from cutting back on speaking, but potentially double our revenues in 2016:

Although CI couldn't figure out what has happening, it did a few things to cope, none of which were ideal.

By not having a plan you will be wasting time and money in trying to figure things out as you go.

«The one thing you can't really figure out is whether your [supporting] documents are adequate, but frankly I would have a hard time understanding how a computer would be able to give a definitive opinion on that,» she says.

Steve Buckley figured that out and thought the best way to make some progress on this, and I think he's right, wasn't to go out and hire a consultant as we often would have done, but rather get some of these people in from the DMZ and so on who are spending their lives developing these things that will hopefully be a big score for them one day.

We're also going to have to figure out things like long - term care, which is something that isn't in the Health Care Act, which is just a huge mess around the country in terms of how we finance it and how we deliver it.

There's an ever - so - slight learning curve in figuring out what Amazon's Alexa can and can't do, but once that's passed, the Echo Dot can forecast the weather, read an audiobook, order a pizza, tell Dad jokes, or any number of things Mom should find charming.

For one thing, I can't figure out the best way to leverage my skills.

«The first thing you have to do is to figure out what the criminals have and if it is encrypted or not,» Peterson says.

There's an ever - so - slight learning curve in figuring out what Amazon Echo's Alexa virtual assistant can and can't do, but once that's passed, it can forecast the weather, read an audiobook, order a pizza, tell Dad jokes, or any number of things your father should find fascinating.

There's an ever - so - slight learning curve in figuring out what Amazon Echo's Alexa virtual assistant can and can't do, but once that's passed, it can forecast the weather, read an audiobook, order a pizza, tell Dad jokes, or any number of things your dad should find fascinating.

But Twitter isn't just about buzz: Some companies have figured out how to use it for old - fashioned things.

Simply loading up the software and trying to figure things out on your own doesn't work as well when you want to learn Photoshop as it does for other pieces of software.

She says she wouldn't suggest that every 22 - year - old take eight years to find the path they want to pursue — but she does hope that they give themselves the time and space to figure things out.

He's right in one sense: Snap needs to figure out not only things that will bring in revenue, but things that Facebook simply won't do because it goes against Facebook's game plan.

The honest answer in the moment may be, «I don't know,» but it is nonetheless important to reassure them that things will be alright — and that they will be included in the process to figure out the next steps.

Assuming the letter you've received doesn't paint the whole picture for you, calling this number will be well worth it as talking to a person not only helps you understand the nuances of the situation but there's comfort in knowing that a human being with a name and a face at the IRS is there to help you figure things out.

One member of the audience, Alexa von Tobel of LearnVest (a millennial herself), said that she doesn't allow her employees to ask their supervisors specific questions about work during the regular work day, so that they will be forced to figure things out on their own.

By taking the time to figure those things out, you'll help build a culture and career that won't leave you desperate to do something else.

You know that annoying thing that happens when you have a million tabs open and you hear a video playing in one of them but can't figure out where it is?

Instead, take a look at what you did well, what you didn't do so well, and figure out how you can make more time for those other things you enjoy — like reading, going for long walks, or cooking yourself a nice dinner at home.

The last thing I want to be here today for you is yet another grownup telling you that I have got it all figured out because I can promise you — and let me be clear here — I don't.»

But those who know Mackey say that, in fact, he does worry — not so much about doing the right thing but about figuring out what that right thing is.

When a crisis hits, the first thing you do is figure out what the facts are (or if you can't find the answers quick enough, identify a process for getting the facts).

There's an ever - so - slight learning curve in figuring out what Amazon's Alexa can and can't do, but once that's passed, the Echo Dot can forecast the weather, read an audiobook, order a pizza, tell Dad jokes, or any number of things they should find charming.

The man also says that «often I can't figure out just what Goldwater means by the things he says.»

The likelihood that things won't go your way and that you will encounter multiple points of failure is high, so it's only people with an extraordinary sense of ambition who will run through those walls and figure it out.

«The best thing that we ever did was we sat, and we did a SWOT [Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats] analysis on each other and on ourselves, figured out what we were good at and what we're not.

The only thing the oxymoronic iDrive system wouldn't try to help you do was drive the damn car because you could never figure out the controls.

From there to getting it working everywhere was just the problem of figuring out all the test cases that are broken and fixing them and not inventing new fundamental things.

It's not because we want to make things more expensive, it is because we can't figure out how to make it less expensive.»

«A gift card lets the recipient not only choose what they want to buy, but it also gives them a chance to enjoy an experience, rather than figure out how to store things they probably won't even use.»

I was kind of like I said interested in gambling or at least speculating or figuring things out and then taking a calculated gamble and what they were telling me was don't try, there were saying that no one can beat the market and the stock prices are efficient and just through simple observation looking at the newspaper and they used to have the 52 - week high low prices in the newspaper, it seemed unreasonable that you know the fair price was 51 day and eight months later, it was 120, and that was pretty much every stock had that kind of range every year and it didn't make sense to me that the fundamentals of the underlying businesses were actually changing that much.

They figured that «hedonistic» candidates would be highly influenced by things like office location (which turned out not to be true); that «self - directed» candidates would be greatly concerned with a start - up's perceived innovativeness and with their own ability to have an impact (both true); and that people who are especially worried about job security would focus on the qualifications of the founders and the commitment of prominent investors (both true).

«The good news is that student loan servicers understand that these things happen, but they don't know unless you make the call and figure out a solution,» he explained.