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> I am going to take time off and get some assistance on how to understand people’s emotions and respond appropriately.

Wow. Torvalds going to a therapy. I seriously couldn't be more impressed about him, because he always seemed too much of a narcissist to me. I understand how difficult it might be to decide to admit that you have a problem at this stage. And for doing that, he has my deep respect.

Which kind of brings me to the other point - would Torvalds be Torvalds if he was treated before? Is the same piece of his personality that made him a truly unpleasant person also the one that made him super motivated?

That's the second BFDL stepping down (this one claims to go just for a while), after Guido. And note that this is one is also about psychology.

parent d33 8 years ago

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