What is up with the dead fish stare? Does he have feelings? I know he is smiling, but it looks like he is pretending to be happy. Why is he happy to be told not to be doing the thing he is apparently doing?

What is on the sign behind him that is obscured by the phone?

What is with the S on his shirt? Is he a discount superman?

Aaaaggghhhh!

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago

Its S for Sanguine, he's very easy going and focused rofl.

[–] grandma@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Where is his right arm?

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I assume down his pants.

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I sometimes get some amusement with people with this attitude. Just play the 'How' game.

Basically, ask them, as earnestly as possible, HOW do you focus? You'll likely get some rote answer, that's when you start digging. Acknowledge the obvious bit and drill into the difficult bit. They will quickly be left stuttering with a "you just do it" type response. See how long you can keep it going.

The more honest, earnest and even slightly desperate you are, the funnier it becomes. They just told you they have the secret to fix your life, but now won't share it. WHY won't they share?!?

[–] Pfeffy@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just play the 'How' game.

I'll bite.

Basically, ask them, as earnestly as possible, HOW do you focus?

I make coffee and then I remove distractions. Then I spend about 30 minutes forcing myself to do whatever task until it no longer is forced. I have specifically associated my office with focus and concentration on tasks. I do not look at social media or play YouTube or anything else in that room ever.

They will quickly be left stuttering with a "you just do it" type response. See how long you can keep it going.

I'm excited to see how you do this. Go ahead and demonstrate.

They just told you they have the secret to fix your life, but now won't share it. WHY won't they share?!?

Well I just shared. That method let me get off of Vyvanse. People have always had ADHD and they have figured out how to live with it forever. But sure, go ahead and pretend like your life is somehow ruined.

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Then I spend about 30 minutes forcing myself to do whatever task until it no longer is forced.

Ok, HOW do you "force yourself"? I can do it for tightly aligned tasks, for a short period, but burn out rapidly. Back at university, I managed to induce heart arrhythmia pushing myself this way.

It also doesn't help with the initiator issue. HOW do you get yourself moving in the first place? I can reliably do it a couple of times a day, but day to day life needs more than that for basic maintenance.

Oh, and don't get me wrong, I'm functional, but it runs me at my mental limit all the time. Parenting pushed that to the next level. I'm permanently riding the knife edge of burnout.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

(1 week without a response) Well played 🤭

There ya go. I'm glad they could "just force themselves" and I REALLY do think tying together tasks, with environment, with timing, etc... really is key, but that's the worst part of it, that intangible "something" that sparks your brain into "just doing the thing and getting it over with."

Why do we have it sometimes and not others? Where can we get it when it's missing? Do we have to panic ourselves into EVERY task?

At some point it's just really hard constantly researching how to esoterically "program yourself" when the results will be wildly inconsistent on the best of days and all the normie books on productivity are like "Have you turned off your phone and tried making a list??? 😮👉🗒️ 😱"

... And then you look up the author and they're some corporate manager who just ~~discovered the secrets to personal mastery~~ hired 2 personal assistants and now they're doing just fine. "And you can too!"

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Depression sufferer? Just cheer up. Anxiety sufferer? Just relax.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 3 points 1 month ago

STOP IT!

[–] ValorieAF@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

"Heh"

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[–] cmhickman358@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

I would be more distracted by this sign in an office than my phone. Why does this superhero have a dress shirt and tie under his super shirt? Is the hand holding the phone coming out of the tie? Given that we can see the edges of the cape coming out from behind the 🚫 but nothing else, does that mean this person is a triple amputee super hero, missing their legs and right arm? The questions are endless

[–] RacoonVegetable@reddthat.com 9 points 1 month ago

How didn’t I think of this 😫‼️

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

It's fuckin' 12:32 man! You gotta get on the ball right now!

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

Me reading this sign:

“Mm Hmm, Mm Hm…. Wait. What the fuck is sneaking up behind me while I’m distracted by this sign?!”

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

this is a deeply confusing poster

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Its for texting and driving

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

yeah but, from a design perspective try to analyse it

a super man knock off (good) is giving you a phone (neutral) but he's crossed off (bad) and has earphones hanging on his neck (why) and there's a "don't be distracted" sign (good) but again the superman knockoff is giving you a phone, why is the superhero doing a bad thing here?

the visual language is all over the place. A positive mascot doesn't fit at all here. This should be a villain offering you the phone & should colour coded appropriately. The Evil Distraction Man shouldn't look like a superhero, it deeply muddles the intended message

PSA posters are not really a place for trying to subvert audience's expectations of superman knock off's moral standing

[–] Glowstick@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I just had a related experience. I've been out of a medication for a bunch of days, and today i finally was able to get myself to call the doctors office to ask for a refill. The receptionist in a tone told me "ok but you shouldn't wait till you're out of meds to ask for a refill, you should call in the refill when you're down to 5 pills left." Arg. As if needing to call in a refill hadn't been nagging on my mind daily for a month.

TBF she didn't know i have adhd, but still. It took a lot of restraint to just tell her "ok" instead of giving her a long explanation of the struggles i deal with.

[–] jdr@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is there a long German word for the irony of having issues getting meds because of the thing the meds are treating?

[–] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

Germany makes new words by squishing preexisting words together so if they don't already they can quite easily make one

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Medical receptionists are literally the worst people for people like us to have to talk to

[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I can't be the only one who sees this as: "Don't listen to this nerd! Also, don't you want to check your phone?"

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 points 1 month ago

No coworker!
Only phone!

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Having positive thoughts can lead to improved mood! Why don't you try that? maybe-later-honey

[–] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 1 month ago

That's true though

[–] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 month ago

Never mind the fact that iPhones haven't had a silver trim like that since the iPhone 3GS in 2009, yet the icons are not skeuomorphic indicative of a much newer version of iOS.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Ring finger longer than middle finger. 😬

[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Man, I loathe this guy. There’s a sign of him at my work lunch area with some rhyme about “something something, avoid a slip up” and I’m just thinking “yeah yeah, whatever Glasses Office Man! Why are you targeting my demographic specifically?”

[–] TehBamski@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Am I the only one who thought they saw Woody from Toy Story in the image?