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What does this sentence mean, do you think?

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Baggs Tue 26-Mar-24 13:47:32

"We need to reflect upon and situate and resituate ourselves in all of life - in order to do better."

JustkeepswimmingDonna Mon 01-Apr-24 14:24:34

@Urmstongran
"Word salad" 😂😂😂

LizH13 Mon 01-Apr-24 14:38:54

Seabreeze

What is WIA.?

It’s W 1 A, a tongue-in-cheek comedy/documentary thing on BBC1. The title is the postcode of the BBC

weeducky Mon 01-Apr-24 14:48:24

Glad you asked Seabreeze and thank you for explaining LizH13 as I googled WIA and got a host of results from 'wounded in action' to 'Workforce Investment Act' confused

Chestnut Mon 01-Apr-24 16:42:48

I just googled W1A and it came straight up:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b05s9g2q/w1a

I still preferred the original series Twenty Twelve about the 2012 London Olympics.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b01f87nh/twenty-twelve

They are both on BBC iPlayer to enjoy at your leisure. Much better than anything I've seen lately.

DrWatson Mon 01-Apr-24 19:48:06

Hopefully it's satirical, but that sort of psychobabble is everywhere nowadays (especially as the craze of 'influencers' - haha -- is upon us).

When I worked in IT, we'd go to some meetings equipped with a 'bullshit bingo' card. to make it worthwhile struggling to stay awake.

petra Mon 01-Apr-24 20:00:17

Seabreeze

What is WIA.?

It’s part of the postcode for broadcasting house. The program is a piss take of how the bbc operates. Hilarious 🤣

Caleo Mon 01-Apr-24 20:27:12

It's a truism. The writer needs to edit the waffling and make her point , if she has one.

maddyone Mon 01-Apr-24 20:31:42

Re the sentence in the OP, the answer is;

I have absolutely no idea.

win Mon 01-Apr-24 20:50:04

In order to do (manage) better, you need to take stock of your life, change what you do not like and keep doing that regularly throughout your life.

Doodledog Mon 01-Apr-24 23:14:20

win

In order to do (manage) better, you need to take stock of your life, change what you do not like and keep doing that regularly throughout your life.

You could start by considering your communication skills with a view to bettering them😂

AuntyTrouble Tue 02-Apr-24 06:55:25

To me it’s “grow up & do better”

grandtanteJE65 Tue 02-Apr-24 11:18:36

Baggs

"We need to reflect upon and situate and resituate ourselves in all of life - in order to do better."

I understand it to mean that we need constantly to consider our situation and be prepared to change certain aspects of our lives or habits in order to do better.

Or more succinctly (in good old-fashioned Catholic terms) examine our conscience and act upon the unpalatable facts revealed.

Esmay Tue 02-Apr-24 11:39:25

Much as I love words and our language -this sounds like something straight out of Yes Minister .

TinSoldier Tue 02-Apr-24 11:50:29

I’ve seen this used in the context of working towards sustainability - a resituating of everyday life.

In other words, we need to consider how we balance present needs without compromising the needs of future generations.

In this context, it’s a call to think about how environmentally conscious we are and to make change where we can - to do better.

NannyJ21 Tue 02-Apr-24 15:57:51

Love it. 😂😂 it’s one of those utterings.. that after you’ve heard it…you and your DH look at each other aghast and say…”What does that even MEAN?” And fall about laughing 😂😂
Well falling about might be over the top for us Octogenarians but you get my drift.
Certain People today don’t have the knack of conveying a simple sentence, simply.