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Re:Ask HN: How do you deal with chronic illness? by jidiculous on Monday October 19, 2020 @03:10PM (#24829758)
Yeah this is somewhat related to the spoon metaphor[1], right? Basically another term for bandwidth, and acknowledging and accepting that your bandwidth will be at a different place from someone who is healthy.

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_theory

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Re:Ask HN: How do you deal with chronic illness? by Raphmedia on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @11:51AM (#24838825)
I've read this metaphor and know a lot of people who use it. It's very easy to use and explain, which in my opinion is its power.

I don't personally use it, but I'm sure being aware of it has changed my perspective. That probably explains why you can recognize it in my personal philosophies.

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