Munchy Crunchy
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mlerulesSeeking neologism for combo of Crap Attack & Craptastic (previously minted term merging Crap(py) w/Fantastic). Feel free to share any brain bubbles and/or farts in comments.
Much food for thought aka brain fodder. Much bran. Many bones. Some to pick. Some to remove from craw. NO! Deciding to choose to promote positivity aka just saying no to negativity. Pro-neutral jiz / neural pathways = my preference.
Recap of my personal criteria of Drama:
(1) Making Mountains Outta Molehills
(2) Airing Private Laundry In Public
(3) Asking/Encouraging Friends To Choose Sides
Feel free to suggest more. These're the cream of the crop (gentler - and less smelly a phrase - than what's floated to the surface) of drama-producing/encouraging activities in my experience.
Noting that (1) can get exacerbated by the making public aspect of (2). In other words, molehills can become mountains by building 'em up bybroadcasting 'em.
(3) can happen by virtue of (2) (again w/the broadcast/beacon (shining light on) nature, regardless of stated or actual motive/intention. (Heck, it's notoriously hard to read/prove M/I, after all and anyway and regardless.)
Coping strategy to reduce (1): give the benefit of doubt whenever possible. Don't assume "bad" motives/intentions (in large part b'c of the genuine inability to know why someone's doing whatever). In fact, best to try to proactively come up w/reasons/possibilities that bespeak neutral motives for actions. This way lack of loopyness lays/lies (gr). (Sure, sure, not spending too much time on't is the ultimately goal, but rather than hamster wheeling 'bout what it all means negatively too much, mebbe try to seek for neutral explanations first/instead.) I guess this last bit is the take-home for me: look for the neutral (if I cannot just immediately give the beni of the doubt aka trust that a benevolent/neutral motive exists.
Okay, that triggered the opening of a whole new can of wax...for later/'nother time though.Growth opportunities spurting all over the freakin' place today. Phew though to have mastered this one w/out too much of a tizzy and/or too much salt in the eye!
EDIT: Thinking of adding an add'l criterion (and shifting my def of Drama somewhat to include more personal stuff...heretofore I've usually considered in containing elements of Outword Appearance/Broadcasating, hence the Dramaticness of its nature): (4) Engaging In Excessive Hamster-Wheeling. Hmm, if'n it's all internal though, TMM, it doesn't rise to the level of - or isn't really part of DRAMA, which by my def, requires at least somewhat of an AUDIENCE (beyond onself). Hmm, dramas can and does include soliloquy, but can the latter suffice as the former? Or am I engaging in metaphor-abuse by now? ;-)
Much food for thought aka brain fodder. Much bran. Many bones. Some to pick. Some to remove from craw. NO! Deciding to choose to promote positivity aka just saying no to negativity. Pro-neutral jiz / neural pathways = my preference.
Recap of my personal criteria of Drama:
(1) Making Mountains Outta Molehills
(2) Airing Private Laundry In Public
(3) Asking/Encouraging Friends To Choose Sides
Feel free to suggest more. These're the cream of the crop (gentler - and less smelly a phrase - than what's floated to the surface) of drama-producing/encouraging activities in my experience.
Noting that (1) can get exacerbated by the making public aspect of (2). In other words, molehills can become mountains by building 'em up bybroadcasting 'em.
(3) can happen by virtue of (2) (again w/the broadcast/beacon (shining light on) nature, regardless of stated or actual motive/intention. (Heck, it's notoriously hard to read/prove M/I, after all and anyway and regardless.)
Coping strategy to reduce (1): give the benefit of doubt whenever possible. Don't assume "bad" motives/intentions (in large part b'c of the genuine inability to know why someone's doing whatever). In fact, best to try to proactively come up w/reasons/possibilities that bespeak neutral motives for actions. This way lack of loopyness lays/lies (gr). (Sure, sure, not spending too much time on't is the ultimately goal, but rather than hamster wheeling 'bout what it all means negatively too much, mebbe try to seek for neutral explanations first/instead.) I guess this last bit is the take-home for me: look for the neutral (if I cannot just immediately give the beni of the doubt aka trust that a benevolent/neutral motive exists.
Okay, that triggered the opening of a whole new can of wax...for later/'nother time though.Growth opportunities spurting all over the freakin' place today. Phew though to have mastered this one w/out too much of a tizzy and/or too much salt in the eye!
EDIT: Thinking of adding an add'l criterion (and shifting my def of Drama somewhat to include more personal stuff...heretofore I've usually considered in containing elements of Outword Appearance/Broadcasating, hence the Dramaticness of its nature): (4) Engaging In Excessive Hamster-Wheeling. Hmm, if'n it's all internal though, TMM, it doesn't rise to the level of - or isn't really part of DRAMA, which by my def, requires at least somewhat of an AUDIENCE (beyond onself). Hmm, dramas can and does include soliloquy, but can the latter suffice as the former? Or am I engaging in metaphor-abuse by now? ;-)
