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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."

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.

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.

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 .

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.

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

To me it’s “grow up & do better”

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😂

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.

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

Re the sentence in the OP, the answer is;

I have absolutely no idea.

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.

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 🤣

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.

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.

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

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

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

@Urmstongran
"Word salad" 😂😂😂

Seabreeze Mon 01-Apr-24 14:22:23

What is WIA.?

Amalegra Mon 01-Apr-24 14:19:05

Poorly written piece of woke jargon. Completely meaningless and therefore not worth trying to understand!

Doodledog Mon 01-Apr-24 13:47:26

'Do better' is one of those pointless phrases, usually used passive aggressively or to feign concern, as in 'when we know better, we do better'. It's meaningless. Better than what? How is 'betterness' measured - against 'worseness'?

The sentence in the OP is idiotic. How does one 'resituate' oneself? Via the medium of musical chairs?

At my last place of work there was a constant stream of management words phrases that came and went in waves. One was a trend for everyone to be described as 'colleagues', even when the context made it very clear that the people being described as such were viewed as units of labour by those using the term. It was so condescending. Apparently that's been phased out now, as the atmosphere has moved from faux-collegiate to overly adversarial when it comes to industrial relations.

Juliet27 Mon 01-Apr-24 13:29:36

I think it means we should pull our socks up!

Plevey08 Mon 01-Apr-24 13:24:52

I'm into mindlessness these days, not mindfulness. Good to just be! Stop putting pressure on ourselves, it's very relaxing. A new trend that's started in Finland I hear.

SueEH Mon 01-Apr-24 13:22:39

I think it just reminds us to regularly step back and take a look at where we are and where we want to be. It’s very easy just to plod along and put up with things, when taking stock and making changes would probably be beneficial.

Plevey08 Mon 01-Apr-24 13:21:23

I reckon it means reflect on your current situation, reassess to see if you like it, think about how you have arrived at where you are. Then have a think about how you can improve the way forward to being and feeling how and where you want to be..ta da! Easier said than done.

Tanjamaltija Mon 01-Apr-24 12:25:38

Buck up - that's what it means.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/c3PJnQhZZjBqMKGSw1T5g5/anna-rampton

Glorianny Mon 01-Apr-24 12:25:36

What it means is fairly obvious, but it is appalling English and badly punctuated.
We need to reflect upon and situate and resituate ourselves in all of life - in order to do better."

In order to do better, in all of life, we need to reflect, situate, and resituate ourselves.

Stillness Mon 01-Apr-24 12:14:48

I take it to mean always striving to overachieve…..rather than allowing things to just be as they are.