Sentences with phrase «preconceived ideas on»

The best thing to do is to go into the conversation without any preconceived ideas on how the other parents should discipline their child for bullying.

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I had to go to the library to find a book on beginner's mind, the Internet still being a thing of the future, and I learned that what he expected from me was an attitude of openness, a lack of preconceived ideas about how things had to be, and a wealth of questions that started with, «what if» and «why not.»

Good science in based on all the information, but if you choose to ignore some the information because it conflicts with your preconceived ideas, you will never get the correct answer.

After years of tormenting myself, I finally laid aside all my preconceived ideas and honestly sought God on the matter.

@Luke: Admire the intention, but I reserve some skepticism, at least for now, on whether # 1 and # 2 can really be done independently of the already present spoken and unspoken expectations in the congregation, denomination and religion, as well as people's preconceived ideas of what church is (as opposed to what it would or should be).

Instead of starting with a preconceived idea of what a thing was, men started with such facts as they were able to discover by thorough investigation and then, on the basis of these facts, made a generalization or an hypothesis which seemed best and most adequately to explain the facts.

I could say that it was the birth experience that I wanted, except I really didn't put a whole lot of pressure on myself with a preconceived idea of what type of experience I wanted.

Most of us tend to focus on evidence that supports our preconceived ideas and beliefs, while ignoring the inconvenient findings that suggest we may be wrong.

Maybe it was the atmosphere, maybe it was my preconceived idea that I would look just like Khloé (if not a little shorter, haha) once I got them on.

«Every project is a fresh start and I have to approach it with an open mind, free of any preconceived ideas I may have on the designer or theme.

Are you willing to overcome your preconceived ideas about whether «nice people» should get involved in on line dating?

Mind games get on my last nerve, as do people who will not communicate, or have preconceived ideas about how a brother should talk, walk, or behave.

Lots of people come to dating with a preconceived idea about what qualifies as their «type» of partner, usually based on previous relationships they've had.

Commenting on Ray's exploratory directing style, she said: «He did not go in with a preconceived idea of what should happen in a scene.

Even more, he does not reveal Jane's profession until about 45 minutes into the film — though he keeps sprinkling tiny cues from time to time — so we can focus, without preconceived ideas, on the development of this friendship.

Above all, Rosen says, «The photos insist on leaving behind preconceived ideas about people without sight, and seeing how enlightened they are, and how they shed light on our world.»

Your policies, votes, and, unfortunately preconceived ideas all have an impact on the school district of Hartford, Ct — mine have little to no impact, especially because those in office have no interest in the truth.

Future customers will not have any preconceived ideas about it and in order to get people to come to the brand, customers will have to buy a Defender on its merit.»

There are too many dogs needing good homes for them to make judgement calls based on their own preconceived ideas of what a perfect home is.

When British artists saw the first London exhibitions of American abstract painters such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko in the late Fifties, they were astonished by the improvisatory freedom of their works, in which paint appeared to have been hurled on to the canvas without any preconceived ideas, and by the sheer size of the paintings.

She chooses to push organic life to a level of entropy and encourage the viewer to put preconceived ideas of landscape painting aside to become involved with the world on the canvas before them.

The Interpretation Matters Handbook shines a light on the kind of writing produced by art galleries for public information and challenges preconceived ideas and notions around art language, generic wondering if simpler language can be used to communicate better.

She focuses on breaking preconceived ideas of painting by targeting the essential structural component of the canvas: the stretcher.

The Japanese artist did not begin working on the artwork with a preconceived idea but rather started by adding disparate elements to the animation that then formed meaning through their interactions.

When an «investigative journalist» operates on the assumption that Exxon and the Koch brothers are pulling all the strings, he or she exposes both his / her preconceived ideas and lazy reporting technique.

A British panel on Wednesday exonerated the scientists caught up in the controversy known as Climategate of charges that they had manipulated their research to support preconceived ideas about global warming.

That is, McIntyre is in effect alleging that researchers are making decisions about the inclusion or exclusion of data samples or site data sets on the basis of whether they confirm the researcher's preconceived ideas of anomalous late 20th century warmth.

Then maybe Climate science will begin to spend time on finding out what is really going on rather than making the world fit their preconceived idea of what was going on.

Your Executive Resume — Avoid the Age Gap If you're a mature job seeker, (in your forties, fifties or sixties, depending on who you ask), there might be some instances in which you may be discriminated against, frequently because of preconceived assumptions that «older» workers will tire more easily, their ideas are antiquated, they'll take -LSB-...]

When people come across it they have certain preconceived ideas that may not result in the optimal, most educated decisions on how to treat it in their specific situation.

When people come across it — either through an inspection of a home that is being contemplated in a purchase or while living in their home — they have certain preconceived ideas that may not result in the optimal, most educated decisions on how to treat it in their specific situation.