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I never really understood these pep talks, given by strangers but like they really know you. I see this on twitter too: "Hey you, you are beautiful" "Hey, you

I never really understood these pep talks, given by strangers but like they really know you. I see this on twitter too: "Hey you, you are beautiful" "Hey, you are doing a great job this week, I'm proud of you" The Twitter ones are telling everyone who reads that they did a good job this week. It's a public message. How can it have any sincerity? I understand the desire to console the GP here, but the Twitter ones make no sense to me.

jjeaff 6y ago
I'm definitely not into this stuff, but at the same time, the human mind is a strange and mysterious thing. Generic pep talk, positive signage, self affirmations all seem to have a positive effect on a lot of people. There are quite a few scientific studies out there that bear this out.