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phasexero t1_j49gki9 wrote

Reply to Do it for future-you [Image] by wholesomecomics

I was thinking about that today when I was doing something at work. Its a special reoccurring project that is only assigned to me. I've put a lot of time into it so far, and because of that, keeping it updated is pretty fast and easy nowadays. For the most part.

But today I was catching up after having not done it since mid November when my computer had to be overhauled. So I was remembering how every week used to be like this. Looking forward to getting back on track next week!

Take care of future you, but also know when current you needs to rest and recuperate instead of push.

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SirHovaOfBrooklyn t1_j49g8k4 wrote

Reply to comment by maybeitsme20 in [Image] "I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work." ~ Thomas A. Edison by Butterflies_Books

That’s just how you feel because you’re primed to automatically diminish everything that edison did. I am ambivalent so the quote is just a quote. We have a lot of motivational quotes with “anonymous” tagged on to it and it is still equally motivational. You’re just biased. It’s like saying Kevin Spacey’s movies were bad just because he’s a gay child molester.

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Elipses_ t1_j49crgs wrote

Reply to comment by pixel-painter in [Image] "I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work." ~ Thomas A. Edison by Butterflies_Books

Interestingly enough, that article does provide an Edison connection, but only an indirect one. The company that filmed the electrocution was Edison's film company, and supposedly the elephants owners were inspired to use electrocution by the animal electrocution that Edison did arrange, years earlier.

It's an interesting article, while still short. I recommend anyone interested give it a read.

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Elipses_ t1_j49aj9k wrote

Reply to comment by Lost_vob in [Image] "I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work." ~ Thomas A. Edison by Butterflies_Books

Damn! Bamboozled by Edison again!

Edit: some quick and dirty research brings up that it was indeed a Dentisr guy who invented the chair. Edison did apparently quietly finance its creation though, on the condition it used AC.

Also found out the Dentist was from Buffalo, the city I live in the area of. This is... odd to think about.

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hungrydruid t1_j498scj wrote

Reply to comment by SigurdCole in Do it for future-you [Image] by wholesomecomics

Saaame.

I have a trick with this though, oftentimes my issue is just starting and not dreading the chore. So I say to myself, 'okay, this is too much for right now. This is going to be future-me's problem... so what's one quick thing I can do to make it easier for future me?' and then I do a little chunk of it which not only reminds me to finish it later, but since I've already started it's magically easier to wrap my head around it. =)

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