“It’s a mix of tense and alert in a way. It’s like the feeling you get before you go on stage.”
Like, why should I care? I’m obviously not going to press the damn thing. And yet, simply knowing the button is there generates some tension and alertness.
Oh this is wild. This generated a strange emotion.
Anyone here know the word “Angespannt”? One of my team members taught, German word with no exact English equivalent. We talked about it —
https://www.ultraworking.com/podcast/big-project-angespannt
“It’s a mix of tense and alert in a way. It’s like the feeling you get before you go on stage.”
Like, why should I care? I’m obviously not going to press the damn thing. And yet, simply knowing the button is there generates some tension and alertness.
Fascinating. Thank you for doing this.
(Well, sort of thank you, to be more precise...)