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Re:How to Do Hard Things by vaylian on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @02:45AM (#35435962)
> More often than not it results in me literally sobbing under my desk.

Sometimes you just need to get things out of your system. I feel much better after a good sob. The brain is not a perfectly designed machine, but a bug-ridden contraption that can do some amazing things. Of course, it would be much better to not feel the need to sob. But sobbing can be used to regain focus if you give yourself the freedom to let loose.

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Re:How to Do Hard Things by spoiler on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @04:27AM (#35436690)
You're spot on. It's unfortunate we see crying as a weakness. Even machines need an outlet. Electronics need cooling; cars need an exhaust.

So, it should be okay for humans to let it out, too.

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Re:How to Do Hard Things by annie_muss on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @10:37PM (#35448602)
At home it's not such a big problem but at work you will quickly be labelled as "too emotional". Even sympathetic people will feel uncomfortable.
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