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@UncleIroh @Stahesh Correct

@Mongoliaboo @houseoftolstoy Yes.

@VD15 I wouldn't bring it up. Most people will forget about anything by the next day anyway. Playing dumb usually works if you are asked if you heard anything.

@TimeSpent I appreciate the emotion you were attempting to convey.

@romin Yes. To feel that your hard work, your sacrifice, is appreciated can make all the difference between feeling only a mechanical existence of toil and relishing a fulfilling labor of love.

@VD15 Read about what happened to those in the gulags of Stalin in The Gulag Archipelago.

Article 58's: "politicals", "Counterrevolutionaries"

They were worse than common rapists and murderers. Those criminals could be reformed, but a political...

@vriska Dragon fruit! Very nice.

@Justicar I would highly recommend it. Linux Mint is pretty solid these days and is very easy to set up. You can even put it on a flash drive and boot off it to try it before you install it in earnest.

@VD15 "Hate speech", "misinformation", "disinformation", "problematic speech" etc. are all just things those with power don't want you to say, regardless of if they are true or not.

@ButtWorldsMan A good rendition of the meme.

@susie Procrastination is an unwise course of action.

@Kerosene Hold your breath.

@YoMomz It's an interesting thought, and your attempt to analyze his situation with your own is rational. Unless we have her journal or a verified suicide note, it's impossible to say why for sure.

@susie This is actually normal when you're trying to reset a sleep schedule. What matters more is that you are consistent with when you get up and when you go to sleep.

@RoninGrey I agree with making efforts team efforts. People under me at my day job prefer being given orders, but I still say "Could you do X, please?" or "Please do Y."
There's also a difference between a question and a polite order.

It feels more comfortable to give orders in a polite manner. Some people respond better to direct, non-polite orders, but I suppose need to adjust to handling them. If someone needs to be yelled at, I'd rather fire them than be on them to do their job.

@Stahesh Good points from Sun Tzu

(This is after quizzing me on how I would handle situations and examining my hypothetical responses.)

I'd like some thoughts on some feedback I received from an individual who is training me in a leadership role for an organization to which I belong:

He stated that I say "please" too much to people who are under my authority in my role. He stated that I need to simply tell them what to do rather than asking them. To me, it makes more sense to use both but to tailor my speech to the person. Some people respond better to commands and others to requests.

Thoughts?

I'm close to completing another item on my bucket list. Now, it's just paperwork to finish because the creative effort is completed.

I will not stop in the achievement of my vision.