It really does lol. In my helpdesk queue I have some tickets from over a month ago, sometimes I need to reach god-like focus to finally break down the steps / mentally process their request and respond to them haha.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Is it possible and helpful for you to pretend you’re training a new hire and you have to show them all the steps of your job, including answering emails? I can do incredible things with the mom friend override, even if unmedicated.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I can't speak for anyone else, but all of the "trick yourself into thinking x" shit does not work for me. How are you tricking yourself if you know it's a trick? Doesn't your brain go "hold on, this isn't really a new hire, that's fucking stupid, I'm not going to do this right now"?

[–] Khanzarate@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Fucking does, I'm with you.

It works better for me if there's actually someone there playing along, then it's more like... A theater performance, everyone knows it's fake but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

Of course, needing an emotional support human in a world where everyone else is busy is a very hard request to accommodate.

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