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I stick my tongue out to the side like a cartoon character. I always thought this was just some sort of trope and not a real thing, but then one time my monitor went blank suddenly and I saw myself.
Sticking out your tongue reduces the need for your brain to manage it, freeing up resources for what you’re concentrating on.
I have this expression when focused on work, playing sports, and at music concerts.
My father, who is not a software developer but a white-collar worker as well, is the same way.
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I have noticed this since joining a new team this year. There is one person on my team who is always annoyed and complaining about something but really they just dont get anything done. There are various times I had to work with them, and when there are no blockers whatsoever they wont do shit. I would love to be able to say “do something about it” when they goes on their rants but american culture is too polite. Mos…
Sounds like you should move over to Docker :p
I think americans are just high trust society so they’re not usually skeptical of people. Im skeptical of myself much less other ppl :D
I look angry to the point some people may find discomforting to work with me. It is their biggest flaw not to know how to handle coworkers who look angry like me.
Yes, but only because I am angry.
I've gotten this feedback from those around me for years. Even before I was a coder, when I was an ESL teacher in China, I had multiple students approach me (those I had made friends with, they were all 20-somethings and over) and ask me if I was OK, because I looked angry. I appreciated their concern but I didn't feel angry, so I had no clue what they were talking about. It was only later that I learned about the co…
But it is a weak argument for WFH by itself, don't you think?