Ways you know you're on the bench

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Your wife asks "Shouldn't you be working...or traveling...or just maybe not here...?" 😬

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When even 11:00 starts feeling too early to do something

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Your clothes start to fit again

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You’ve installed a mouse jiggler to keep your status showing as “active”

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You know where things are located in the grocery store

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You don't remember where you keep your razors because you have just stopped shaving.

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Weekend starts at noon on Friday

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When you look down and your butt is resting on a board, usually wooden but it can be metal or plastic as well.

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... you don't have a project

Are there ways you wouldn’t know you were on the bench?

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