Um | Contratempo

Researchers often mention "contratempos" (setbacks) in their dissertations to acknowledge the resilience required to complete long-term projects, such as PhDs.

As the old Portuguese saying goes: "O contratempo de hoje é a história engraçada de amanhã." (Today’s setback is tomorrow’s funny story.) All you have to do is survive the 10 minutes of annoyance to earn the laugh. um contratempo

The next time you face a contratempo , pause for a moment. Look at the spilled coffee, the traffic jam, or the crashed computer. Instead of letting it hijack your nervous system, smile softly. This is not a tragedy. This is just a counter-time. This is syncopation. the traffic jam

A classic trope where a crime occurs in a seemingly impossible, sealed location. Moral Ambiguity: sealed location. Moral Ambiguity: