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@IanDSmith Achillean task: you're really good at this. Just don't fuck up one specific thing.

Thesean task: no part of your original plan or instructions will remain by the time it's done.

Hermetian task: your entire job is to courier messages back and forth between other people.

Odyssean task: the vast majority of your time will be spent on sidetracks.

Pandorean task: you're going to regret doing this, but you just can't let it go.

@rvedotrc @IanDSmith I need an example.

@iris

Maybe I will fall short of the incredibly high standards set, as this is not mythological, but pseudo-historical: Alexandrian, as in the relationship of Alexander the Great with his mother Olympias.

@vruz Interesting! Here again interested to learn what that means to you.

@iris

Alexander the Great and his mother Olympias had a complex relationship where their sheer ambition was marked by their mutual influence. Olympias played a key role in shaping Alexander’s sense of destiny, supporting his rise to power every step of the way, although their relationship was often strained by her strong will and ascendance and his desire for independence.

(as a description of the meme proposed above, which could be qualified as Alexandrian, in those terms)

@iris

But here's one that I'm better known for excelling at:

A Promethean task is a task where you take on immense risk or defy authority to bring something valuable or revolutionary to others, only to face severe consequences for your efforts.

@vruz relatable.