You know, like “always split on 18,” or “having kids is the most rewarding thing you can do in life.”

What’s that one bit of advice you got from a trusted friend that you know deep, deep down would just ruin your thing?

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    7 months ago

    I mean I sometimes take sleeping pills to get some sleep, I’m not arguing about the frustrations of things not working. You having a sleeping disorder or some other issue.

    that line is more about. If you fall get back up. If your first painting sucks, that’s okay your next one will be a little bit better.

    Some idiots may use it the way but it’s not how it should be used. Though I understand it would be irritating to hear for something like that.

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      7 months ago

      Having a non-sterotypical sleeping pattern is not a disorder, that is insulting and a perpetuation of people who naturally rise earlier being seen as better than those with different sleep patterns.

      If a lot of people are using it wrong because they take it literally, then it is bad advice. Better advice would be “If you don’t succeed, consider another approach”.

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        7 months ago

        I said or something else though if you want to be argumentative, insomnia is in-fact a disorder you dork. Why are we talking about sleep for fucks sake. It was used as a broad example and now we are suddenly on this topic? I now see why you take the quote so literally.

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          7 months ago

          This isn’t insomnia, it is just having a natural variance in sleep cycles.

          I don’t take the quote literally, which you would understand if you could read.