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UNIX Style, or cat -v Considered Harmful, http://harmful.cat-v.org/cat-v/ (see the linked PDF, http://harmful.cat-v.org/cat-v/unix_prog_design.pdf)

Another example: the modern Bash shell vs the Plan 9's Rc shell. The difference in documentation is over tenfold, with the latter still being more less laden with gotchas:

  $ man bash | wc -w
  48189
  $ 9 man rc | wc -w
  3264
Having said that, I still love me some sick diff -burN-style mnemonics.

For me, doing those small things did seem impossible and even when I managed to achieve it, I didn't feel the reward. There didn't seem any point in making the bed if I felt the same whether the bed was made or not. Eventually I reached a mental place where I could turn that around: If it doesn't make a difference in how I feel, why not make the bed? I had to more or less take it on faith that eventually the rewards would come, and they did. Anyone out there dealing with this: Keep fighting, but don't kick yourself if you have a set back. You wouldn't kick someone else when they're down, so don't do that to yourself.

Edit: Just want to plug Allie Brosh here. This comic is maybe the best description I've ever read on how depression is experienced: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-par...


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