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[work][MH][but like in a good way]
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A turn of phrase we’ve taken to at work, when we catch a problem before it blows up or think ahead or just generally do something smart
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Is “see? I’m not just another pretty face!”
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“Im not just this” /gestures at face
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“I’m also this” /gestures at brain
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And, conversely
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When we do something dumb
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Which people do sometimes
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Instead of saying how stupid we feel
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We start waxing poetic about how incredibly attractive and sexy we are
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We AREa pretty face
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And like
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I think if you have trouble with self deprecating comments about yourself as a defense mechanism that makes people around you uncomfortable
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This is a pretty good alternative
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Instead of saying “I’m so stupid I can’t do anything right!”
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Say “I’m so FUCKING hot that it doesn’t matter how dumb I am”
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Or just “I feel SO pretty today”
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Which is what I said this morning after it took me five tries to print out a one page document
Echo
Valid as fuck
Valid as fuck
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My wife used to jokingly remark “you’re very pretty, dear” when I would say or do something foolish
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Same idea
RobotApocalypse
it's genuinely great
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when it comes to things like this, leaning in extra hard on positives is vastly superior to self-deprecating jokes
RobotApocalypse
i'm glad this is your workplace culture, it's a very good habit
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Pretty common conversation starter
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“I’m so pretty today.”
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“Oh god what did you do”