Simonie_Persuasion@lemmy.worldBanned from community to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 12 days agoWhat is a psychological "cheat code" you use in everyday life that actually works?message-squaremessage-square186linkfedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down12
arrow-up1192arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a psychological "cheat code" you use in everyday life that actually works?Simonie_Persuasion@lemmy.worldBanned from community to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 12 days agomessage-square186linkfedilink
minus-squareLH0ezVT@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11·11 days agoThere is this Yiddish joke I heard somewhere, it went like this: Guy is drafted to WW1, and is super scared. His best friend tried to console him: "Listen, when you get to the draft office, there are two options: unfit or able. Unfit is good! But let’s say you get able. Then there are two options again: staff or troops. Staff is good! But let’s say you get troops. Then there are two options: rear or front. Rear is good! But let’s say you get front. Then there are two options: you make it through or you get hit. Making it through is good! But say you get hit. Then there are two options: you get wounded and go home, or you get a mortal hit. Wounded and going home is good! And to be frank, in the other case, you won’t be able to worry anyway…"
There is this Yiddish joke I heard somewhere, it went like this:
Guy is drafted to WW1, and is super scared. His best friend tried to console him:
"Listen, when you get to the draft office, there are two options: unfit or able. Unfit is good! But let’s say you get able.
Then there are two options again: staff or troops. Staff is good! But let’s say you get troops.
Then there are two options: rear or front. Rear is good! But let’s say you get front.
Then there are two options: you make it through or you get hit. Making it through is good! But say you get hit.
Then there are two options: you get wounded and go home, or you get a mortal hit. Wounded and going home is good!
And to be frank, in the other case, you won’t be able to worry anyway…"