Last week, I lost work multiple times due to power failures. A few days later, while taking copious notes on a hard copy of a patent, I was stopped by a feeling of momentary panic. I glanced to my side and saw my left hand outstretched, pinky and ring finger desperately extended in a failed attempt to press control-S, while the tiny piece of my brain that wasn't analyzing the patent frantically screamed for backup.
I laughed at myself. But I only laughed after I used the entirety of my attention to check and double-check that my work was indeed safe.
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