CharactersSelf-care
Merge
A two-headed creature from a merge conflict. Breathe before you pick a side.
One of the 2 you pick with Notchpals ($4.99 once, with Blip), or $0.99 later, after you buy Notchpals. Plus local tax, if any.
Add to Notchpals opens Merge in the app's Browse window, to try in your notch.
Long stretch of work. Three slow breaths. That's how we settle every fight.
- Long stretch of work. Three slow breaths. That's how we settle every fight.You did it! For once we both agree. Both heads, smiling. Write it down!
- Teal thinks you're fine. Orange thinks you're not. Settle it: how are you?You did it! For once we both agree. Both heads, smiling. Write it down!
- It's the weekend. Call someone. Talking it out works. We would know.You did it! For once we both agree. Both heads, smiling. Write it down!
When Merge visits
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Long stretch of work. Three slow breaths. That's how we settle every fight.
Breathe after 90 minutes in a row, 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
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Teal thinks you're fine. Orange thinks you're not. Settle it: how are you?
Check-in 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
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It's the weekend. Call someone. Talking it out works. We would know.
Call someone 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM on weekends
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End of the day. Name one good thing. Teal goes first. Orange is still thinking.
One good thing 6:00 to 9:00 PM
By Notchpals Studio. It also says hello, welcome back and thank you, in its own words.
Read about self-care
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Self-careBurnout symptoms at work: the signs, and what to do nextBurnout symptoms at work usually come as three: exhaustion rest doesn't fix, growing cynicism, and feeling less effective. How to tell it from a bad week.
Self-careHow to relax after work when you sit at a Mac all dayHow to relax after work: end the workday on purpose, change rooms or clothes, take a walk, use your hands and keep screens off for the first hour.