One of the hardest things to be is reassuring. I don't think this is particularly insightful or anything, it's just that the more adult I am become, the more I'm called on to be reassuring. It's a skill that often involves lying convincingly to people you love. Like I said: hard.
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Replying to @generativist
when I was in college I worked in phone support for ISPs. they used to call me the bomb negotiator, because my calming affect. it doesn't always work, but i find you can avoid the lying if you can connect with people via sharing the bleak truth and saying you'll face it together.pic.twitter.com/BrQTgfA628
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Replying to @outlawpoet
Yea, it’s a good strategy!
5:09 PM - 6 Aug 2019
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