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Actors and Buffering

actors and buffering Jun 23, 2021

What is buffering?

A quick smartphone check answer: 'To lesson or moderate the impact of something.'

That can be a good thing.  There is an old pain medication that uses the word buffer in its name, as an indication that it does that.   Take this, and your pain will be lessoned.

We as human need this sometimes.

But most often, we buffer when we don't.

You may already be aware of times in your life when you 'make yourself feel better', or calmer, or justified, by having a drink, or eating a brownie (or 6) or streaming an entire series in one sitting, or going down endless funnels of instagram posts. 

And you do get relief, as planned.

Get a role, drink to celebrate.  Don't get a role, drink to commiserate. Don't like the way your partner snapped at you last night? Stream 5 stories about disfunctional relationships. Or 3 hours of romance movies, or work out (again) even though your body has plenty of love, strength and capacity.

We can buffer with work....

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