like, if i’m feeling bad but force myself to do something, i usually feel better. how to maintain the usefulness of this advice without presenting it as ‘fuck your feelings’, in that usual arrogant right wing sort of way

  • kreiger@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    In Swedish we say “Har du tagit Fan i båten, får du ro honom i land”.

    In English it would be “If you put Satan in your rowboat, you’d better row him ashore.”