Hamsun naturally hoped that Brandes, a voice of modernism, would become an ally, but Brandes found the book monotonous, a judgment so painful to Hamsun that he wrote to him, saying, "I don't feel completely alone without you — but without your understanding, it's useless for me to continue".
Obviously, this adds a lot of unnecessary time onto your reading, without necessarily improving your understanding of the material.
If you're neglecting being kind to someone else just because you think they can cope without your support or understanding, then you're practicing selective kindness.
"It is essential to have a genuine understanding of who you are designing for and what their needs for the space are; without this understanding, your design will lack specificity, which in my opinion is the quickest route to failure.
Can you know who you are without understanding your own weaknesses?
Users would type in their personal problems, and ELIZA, a crude simulation of a patient but nondirective therapist, would spit back responses — for example, "How does that make you feel about your family?" — without understanding the first thing about what the user had said.
Without understanding your audience you won't know what they like and dislike.
Participants in this focus group came to a consensus that, "when doctors tell you what to do without understanding your daily life, it is not helpful".
"I probably indulged in a bit of it in my youth: you tend to imitate the conflict of your elders without quite understanding the basis for it".
Without an understanding of evolution, your child cannot understand processes based on this science, such as insect resistance to pesticides or microbial resistance to antibiotics.
" Never co-sign a loan for your adult child without understanding the possible consequences.
