Sentences with phrase «rather than helpful»

Does thinking about issues become confusing rather than helpful?

However, simply finding you isn't enough if what they find is harmful rather than helpful to your professional image / reputation.

Still, and although I know this boat sailed a long time ago, I can't help but wonder if the days when such a pleading would have been seen as scandalous rather than helpful, were not better days.»

Here, rather than a helpful guide, we have a set of de haut en bas platitudes, a treasure - hunt of banality that leads everywhere except to the art itself.

Unfortunately, if you don't pay to upgrade, you'll have to manually import every single transaction into PocketSmith which can make this an overwhelming task rather than a helpful tool.

Those who have studied and implemented differentiated instruction over time are convinced that teachers who differentiate well are masters at knowing their students and content thoroughly such that adhering strictly to a particular curriculum can be detrimental, rather than helpful.

Being right in the middle of the technology churn might even be counterproductive rather than helpful, since you may be more likely to fall prey to the latest hype (note the press release's touting of Newt's September Second Life appearance) and miss the tools that are actually changing the way politics and government work.

Avoid falling into these healthy habit traps that could actually be harmful rather than helpful!

And I believe sometimes we can use the Word of God the wrong way and make it harmful rather than helpful.

One point that Burtchaell did not make (and is perhaps ignorant of) is that some schools still associated with a denomination find that link to be harmful rather than helpful in the struggle to maintain biblical fidelity.

Not exact matches

The first and clearest danger of all this (often genuinely helpful) advice is that busy entrepreneurs will get bogged down spending masses of time perfecting their systems for getting things done rather than, well, getting things done.

Peer feedback can be helpful, as long as it is constructive rather than destructive.

If they actively opt in, people will tend to see this sort of monitoring as a helpful health intervention rather than creepy, Big Brother - style monitoring, Merchant predicts.

Rather than implementing prohibitive rules that make for distracted and unhappy employees, it's far better to prepare some sensible guidelines for your company to cope with the relationships that will inevitably arise, and in a manner that is helpful to everyone, from the couple's managers to their colleagues.

The underlying motive might be to boost their own ego, but because their self - worth is so wrapped up in their idea of themselves as saint - like this actually produces helpful rather than harmful behavior.

When asked to choose from a series of statements representing how they feel about their phone, a substantial majority of smartphone owners feel that these devices are «helpful» rather than «annoying,» «connecting» rather than «distracting,» and that they represent «freedom» rather than a «leash.»

A supportive, rather than an uncovering (insight) approach is also the most helpful one with most «senior citizens.»

Since there is no indigenous image of the ministry as reconciling, and since reconciliation suggests a process rather than a conclusion, contemporary models from group dynamics and marriage counseling are helpful in initiating and managing the process, particularly when reconciliation is not possible if both love and justice are to be served.

We appropriately celebrate rather than deny the presence of potentially helpful ideas in other religions, whether those ideas are confirmations of truths already contained in Christianity, or whether they offer something new and heretofore unrecognized by Christianity.

As someone who is committed to increasing political participation and passionate about Christians engaging with what politicians actually say, rather than what we've heard them say, I believe it can be helpful when a politician chooses direct modes of communication rather than allowing their words to be mediated through the press.

This is helpful to some extent (although I would take exception to the dichotomy implied in his Third Rule - «State problems and solve them in terms of time rather than of space, «31), but Deleuze does not seek to integrate or interrelate the principles systematically.

Rather than search among theologians such as these, we must look to the mediating categories within evangelicalism - to the irenic inerrantists and to those holding to complete infallibility — if helpful insight is to be gained.

I find this helpful to think of it as a process rather than some dysfunction or symptom an illness perhaps but what a normal healthy human being encounters.

Rather than talk about a handful of verses, I think it might be more helpful to talk about seven themes that reflect the open view.

Rather than narrowing the focus of inquiry and polarizing discussion, a more appropriate and helpful function would be bringing to bear on a situation the sum total of perspectives, disciplines and facilities in order to form an adequate understanding of the options which can lead to solutions.

The label «unfree» rather than «poor» is far more helpful in defining what needs to change.

One of the biggest frustrations that I encounter when speaking with people about Jason's deconversion is that a number of people often come to me with ideas on how they can help rather than asking what would be helpful.

Rather, I hope to respond rather than review — and I will hopefully make my points from the scriptures in a way that is heRather, I hope to respond rather than review — and I will hopefully make my points from the scriptures in a way that is herather than review — and I will hopefully make my points from the scriptures in a way that is helpful.

So, rather than defining violence (you may find Zizek's book Violence particularly helpful — or, particularly confusing), I think we first look at the life and teachings of Jesus and ask the question, «How must I live in order to reflect this reality?»

His methodological remarks are sound and helpful: Genesis is an ancient and non-scientific narrative, so we should look for consonances (and perhaps collisions) with the scientific data rather than attempting any detailed concordism.

To answer your question, I disagree with some of what you wrote here, but rather than express that, in this instance I felt it better to share Paul's thoughts on some of the topics in your post and in the comments / thread as I thought that would be more helpful and more fruitful than my thoughts.

His protest would be more helpful if he demonstrated, rather than merely asserted, inaccuracy and unfairness.

There are many helpful such analyses already and many who could do that better than I. Rather I think it may be more of a tribute to Niebuhr to take some of his most helpful thoughts of a half - century ago and to see if we can translate it so that it may continue to be useful in this very different era.

Rather than implying limit on divine power, this more helpful response explicates a limit on theological language — a limit excluding nonsense.

It would be more helpful to this conversation to stick to the conference rather than a litany of people who want to drag out their pet peeves about every other thing they dislike about MacArthur.

But it can be helpful to reintroduce these disciplines into your life when you're ready, when they can be practiced out of love and commitment to Christ rather than guilt.

Similar evidence that abortion is helpful rather than hurtful is presented by the Alan Guttmacher Institute in a study that reveals that fully three - quarters of 19,000 women surveyed who had had an abortion «reported that having a baby would have seriously interfered with work, school, or other major responsibilities.»

The appendix on character and conscience contains some helpful things, although I doubt whether the illustration at the end, concerning the possibility of working to make implements used in an abortuary, would have been as acceptable to the Bishops if the subject were torture rather than abortion.

It's also helpful to eat more often, rather than trying to eat larger meals.

«It is best to try and get omega - 3 from foods but the following advice may be helpful if you find this difficult and wish to take a supplement look for omega - 3 oil rather than fish liver oil» the association states.

It would be helpful if you actually debated ideas — I look forward to vigorous disagreements, it's part of life, and it's a great tool to learn and change — rather than resorted to tactics you accuse others of doing.

Next time we as in us the fans believe that one of these meetings could be helpful we should have a petition (I would prefer signing a constructive petition rather than your usual should they go / stay are the good / bad) and get the petition / message to the players.

It may be helpful if you view your son's falling asleep on his own as something that he will gradually do with your encouragement and help, rather than something that he should do before he's ready.

What I've found helpful when my son was young was not having an especially fixed routine in the first place — and travelling straight through to get to where we were going, rather than breaking journeys in different time zones.

Rather than viewing this as some kind of trade - off where some kids win while others lose, I suspect it would be much more helpful if we built a system where all kids can have a positive classroom experience without pressure, intimidation, and anxiety inducing instruction.

While some receptionists were helpful, there were several occasions when others stood chatting to one another rather than attend to me.

Knowing that there are people that can hold the hope for this pregnancy can be helpful as hope is seen in subsequent pregnancies in trickles rather than a steady stream.

Rather than prevent your child from making a mistake, sometimes it's helpful to let him make a poor choice.

At this age, it's most helpful to explain death in terms of physical functions that have ceased, rather than launching into a complicated discussion of a particular illness: «Now that Uncle John has died, his body has stopped working.

(Activities that promote cooperation rather than competition are especially helpful for building self - esteem.)