One of my co-workers is the sort of person that just loves to push your buttons. The more he sees that something aggravates someone, the more he jabs at it.

Even in the face of this, he's really a very likable person. And he usually gets away with pressing peoples buttons because he is a fun person.

He's an extremely intelligent person as well. He has a lot of abilities not found in just everyone.

He has a very strong opinion about most things. Especially things pertaining to work and how things should be done correctly.

This can really dig under a person's skin. But, there isn't a lot one can say when a stubborn person is right about something. Particularly when they're right almost 100% of the time. This make him a person with a respected opinion even with his harsh delivery.

All this said, I've come to the conclusion that a person is either stubborn or they are an idiot. While I would promote a friendlier declaration of an idea that helps people accept it, I still believe that you're either stubborn or you are an idiot.

How so?

Mostly, even when the degrees between two choices aren't that extreme, at the least one way of doing something would be a better choice over another. And in other choices, there is an absolutely right way and a wrong way that is more pronounced.

So, for this discussion, even considering the less extreme choices, we'll say that there is a right way and a wrong way.

Now, if you are doing something, and someone tells you it is wrong, you should be stubborn or you are an idiot.

Here's why.

If you are doing something that you don't think is right, and you're still doing it, then you are an idiot.

If you are doing something that you know is right, and someone tells you it's wrong, you should be stubborn about it---because you know it's right. So until you are proven wrong, if you aren't stubborn, then you aren't even worth talking to. You're a whimsical weenie with no backbone. Get a life.

Now, after you are proven wrong, that flips you to the other side. Then, you would be doing something you know is wrong, and you would be and idiot.

So, trust me in this.

You're either stubborn, or you're an idiot.

Regards.