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@rockbot #scotlandjs what scares you? The following slide may contain mild peril

@rockbot #scotlandjs [insert scariest thing here]

@rockbot #scotlandjs your fears are everywhere

@rockbot #scotlandjs fear

@rockbot #scotlandjs fear ˈfir/ noun an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.

@rockbot #scotlandjs it’s not just in your head

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@rockbot #scotlandjs OMG IT’S A BEAR 1

@rockbot #scotlandjs heart races

@rockbot #scotlandjs spine shivers

@rockbot #scotlandjs muscles tense

@rockbot #scotlandjs top - 04:01:21 up 11315 days, 13:12, 1 user, load average: 8.30, 2.10, 0.05 Tasks: 4 total, 1 running, 0 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie %Cpu(s): 1.3 us, 0.7 sy, 0.0 ni, 97.0 id, 0.0 wa, 0.0 hi, 0.0 si, 1.0 st KiB Mem: 3854848 total, 1898648 used, 200 free, 209584 buffers KiB Swap: 0 total, 0 used, 0 free. 361196 cached Mem PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND 3886 root 20 0 915260 22968 2760 S 73.3 0.6 436:40.06 heart 8046 root 20 0 1371864 202552 7272 S 60.3 5.3 65:06.08 muscles 8196 root 20 0 1364472 196448 7300 S 0.3 5.1 65:59.87 stomach 8270 root 20 0 1369684 200156 7264 S 0.7 5.2 66:50.11 attention 1 root 20 0 33604 2580 1112 S 0.0 0.1 0:20.61 init

@rockbot #scotlandjs 2 OMG… MAYBE IT’S A BEAR?

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@rockbot #scotlandjs what does it do? growls. with fangs. big paws with claws. what should we do? run. play dead. DO NOT APPROACH OMG. IS THREAT: ✅ bear scary deadly fluff animal

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@rockbot #scotlandjs doesn't quite match

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@rockbot #scotlandjs what does it do? poops in cubes. sleeps a lot. what should we do? squeeeeeee. TAKE PICTURES. LOTS OF PICTURES. #wombatselfie IS THREAT: ❌ wombat teehee fuzzy cuddle ball. totes not a bear.

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@rockbot #scotlandjs it's a match!

@rockbot #scotlandjs oh hey it's cool

@rockbot #scotlandjs time to reset

@rockbot #scotlandjs for most of us, the response is real, even when the threat is not

@rockbot #scotlandjs fortunately, often the fear isn't quite terror

@rockbot #scotlandjs but sometimes the fear is bigger than it needs to be

@rockbot #scotlandjs therapy is devops pair programming for your brain btw:

@rockbot #scotlandjs managing fear

@rockbot #scotlandjs identify it A

@rockbot #scotlandjs retrain your brain B

@rockbot #scotlandjs breathe 1

@rockbot #scotlandjs clear your mind 2

@rockbot #scotlandjs assess the situation 3

@rockbot #scotlandjs 4 make a plan

@rockbot #scotlandjs let’s try this again

@rockbot #scotlandjs what scares you? The following slide probably won’t contain mild peril

@rockbot #scotlandjs [insert scariest thing here]

@rockbot #scotlandjs you're not alone

@rockbot #scotlandjs everyone is afraid sometimes

@rockbot #scotlandjs other people act funny when they're scared

@rockbot #scotlandjs we're all in this together

@rockbot #scotlandjs What would you do if you weren't afraid? — my mom, @daguiarvelez (maybe also Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In)

Raquel Vélez @rockbot http://rckbt.me raquel@ js.com