For all who need a kick up the butt!

[looly 361]

2 hours ago, J San said:

Why take anything in a literal sense?

I took it literally because there didn't seem to be anything metaphorical about it. Don't mind me - I'm just being facetious!

But I do agree with you - if you don't like an article, pass on and ignore it, because someone else might find it useful. I was jut putting an alternative point of view.

[J San 1,071]

I wasn't targeting you with what I typed. I liked your comment a lot and agree with it. I'm that way in certain situations. It was just a general statement.

Maybe I should have said, Don't take it as gospel?

[GreenTealael 24,871]

This is helpful for people who respond well to this type of encouragement, not helpful for people who don't...

[CrankyMagpie 509]

Yeah... the tone of this is definitely not my thing, but I'm glad that others found it motivating/helpful!

[Kjohnson*1 27]

Preach it! Hell yea!

[summerset 5,261]

10 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

This is helpful for people who respond well to this type of encouragement, not helpful for people who don't...

It's just an impression of course but I have a feeling that this kind of pep-talk is very appealing to people who are currently "in the groove" with high motivation going on and who're doing great at the moment anyway.

So it might not (only) depend on personality but it might also depend on the circumstances one is currently in.

Edited September 10, 2018 by summerset

[GreenTealael 24,871]

15 hours ago, summerset said:

It's just an impression of course but I have a feeling that this kind of pep-talk is very appealing to people who are currently "in the groove" with high motivation going on and who're doing great at the moment anyway.

So it might not (only) depend on personality but it might also depend on the circumstances one is currently in.

Oddly I got the opposite impression, I felt like this is helpful for the lamenters who feel sorry for themselves that respond well to tough love or reality checks,(no offense meant to anyone) this type of thing goes right over my head though... does nothing for me personally.

[summerset 5,261]

The only thing I definitely know about this issue is this: let me read something like this after a 24 h shift and I'm tempted to roll the author down a steep hill in a barrel just to shut him or her up.

So as I said, depending on the circumstances one is in...

(Anybody wants to guess now what my work day was like?)

[Neversaynever 268]

Bumping this in case any newbies out there find this helpful

[April Michelle 4]

What a great article. Thank you for sharing.

[stellab53 2]

Ok 👍🏾 I get it!!!