[jimmyed]

I never really understood these pep talks, given by strangers but like they really know you. I see this on twitter too:

"Hey you, you are beautiful"

"Hey, you are doing a great job this week, I'm proud of you"

The Twitter ones are telling everyone who reads that they did a good job this week. It's a public message. How can it have any sincerity?

I understand the desire to console the GP here, but the Twitter ones make no sense to me.

[jjeaff]

I'm definitely not into this stuff, but at the same time, the human mind is a strange and mysterious thing. Generic pep talk, positive signage, self affirmations all seem to have a positive effect on a lot of people.

There are quite a few scientific studies out there that bear this out.