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I was starting to work at a new workplace last week. They have set me up a temporary desktop computer.
It was placed on a “table corner”, where two perpendicular tables connect. The set up was inconvenient. The monitor was placed far into the corner, and the mouse and keyboard cord barely reach the table’s edge.
Since the monitor was far, it was making my eyes tired. I don’t know exactly what I was thinking, but I rationalized why I should not try to pull the monitor closer.
At first I thought that because the mouse and keyboard cords can’t be pulled, there will be a problem with the monitor cord as well. Then I was told that I will get a new monitor today, so I said after I will get the new monitor this problem will be fixed.
I then talked about it with my boss, and while talking to him I figured how silly it sound that I just didn’t check or try to pull the monitor closer. I tried to gently pull the monitor and found out there was a lot of loose cable.
We some time rationalize things or find excuses to not try things because of a future event we are looking forward to.
It is a really important quality to be able to try things out even if you have no prior knowledge if it will work or how you are going to do it.

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