Some years back when I was an avid golfer serving on the Board of Directors of our local Country Club, I ran into a problem that was resolved by using reverse psychology. The men’s locker room had a urinal that was three feet from the floor. While this was great for the six-footers, those of us shorter guys had to use the urinal on our tip-toes.
My frequent requests to get the urinal lowered were met by deaf ears. So, at the next Board meeting I submitted a proposal to RAISE the urinal to a height of four feet. Everyone thought I was nuts, but they finally understood my desire to “level the playing field.” . The Board got my message, and the urinal was reset to a level suitable for even the little kids. After all, fair is fair.
Will this reverse psychology work again? Check out your newer books or any of the news magazines. Note that the type is getting smaller and smaller. Furthermore, it is being printed on really thin paper which has a nice glare to it. As a Senior Citizen, I find it really hard to read.
My idea is this. Let’s all demand that publishers start printing everything in even smaller type.. This would “level the playing field” by making things hard to read for everyone. Publishers should be happy because they can get more words on each page. After all, fair is fair.
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