Perhaps you have a panic monkey in your life. That’s someone who starts flailing their hands anytime they’re nervous. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Panic Monkey”
I’m surprised I haven’t come across this before, but I learned the term panic monkey.
Panic monkey.
Yeah, these are the people who do what I call kermit hands every time a situation gets difficult. They start just like flailing their hands because everything’s terrible and it’s a disaster and what are we going to do? It’s like jazz hands when the music starts going really fast.
Yeah, they don’t keep their cool when things get tough and they start freaking out. People around them are like, what is your deal?
So a panic monkey is somebody, and sometimes they thrive on panic. So they only operate if things are at an intense level, the deadline is approaching, and the money is tight, and everybody’s looking over their shoulder.
Yeah, they can’t function otherwise, right?
Yeah, panic monkey.
