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Lasshandra2 t1_ivtx5a5 wrote

Reply to comment by whaletacochamp in What is your least favorite winter prep job? Mine is stacking wood. by GrayHairedRacer

Oh yeah. You can chat about silly things and they are super grateful. Wear gloves. Joy.

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whaletacochamp t1_ivu10yh wrote

Also have a kid now (her first grand kid) so she will do anytbing to get a few minutes with him.

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Lasshandra2 t1_ivu3z8n wrote

There’s a thing about humans: when they do mountain climbing, their perception of difficulty is influenced by whether they hike alone or with others. We are social. It’s easier when we have a buddy to compete with/take care of/show leadership to/commiserate with.

Same thing goes for so many of the things we do.

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whaletacochamp t1_ivuo7gz wrote

For sure. Also, it's just logical that twice as many hands working on one task will get it done twice as fast. Obviously its not that cut and dry, but still much faster than doing it alone. So that in and of itself makes the task more approachable.

For instance, sometimes I have a free hour after work and think "i should stack wood" and then when I think about how I will spend my one free hour getting almost nowhere I'm like "ehh fuck that" - but if someone will help me for an hour a) it's no longer just a mindless boring task and b) i go into it more motivated because I know i will get somewhere.

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