I find the """man up""" school of thought generally works for me when faced w a tough situation but 97% of the time it's presented as an obnoxious show of bravado. What are better ways to phrase this?

_number8_@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 184 points –

like, if i'm feeling bad but force myself to do something, i usually feel better. how to maintain the usefulness of this advice without presenting it as 'fuck your feelings', in that usual arrogant right wing sort of way

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There’s the old Nike slogan “Just do it” that captures the idea while having positive connotations.

Pff Nike ripped off Shia Labeouf

He really did. Nike didn't even release a greenscreen monologue either, those bastards.