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{{a|work|}}{{d|Tedium tolerance|/ˈtiːdiəm/ /ˈtɒlərəns/|n|}}One’s personal capacity to endure [[drear]]. Not exactly the inverse of one’s [[ditch tolerance]], but closely [[correlated]]. Signalling a strong tedium tolerance early in a negotiation is a smart tactic, especially if you view a commercial negotiation is largely the process of finding out who can bore whom rigid first.
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One’s personal capacity to endure [[drear]]. Not exactly the inverse of one’s [[ditch tolerance]], but closely [[correlated]]. Signalling a strong [[tedium]] tolerance in early exchanges is a popular tactic amongst those who view a commercial [[negotiation]] as largely a pantomime masking the process of finding out who can bore whom rigid first.
 
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Tedium tolerance
/ˈtiːdiəm ˈtɒlərəns/ (n.)

One’s personal capacity to endure drear. Not exactly the inverse of one’s ditch tolerance, but closely correlated. Signalling a strong tedium tolerance in early exchanges is a popular tactic amongst those who view a commercial negotiation as largely a pantomime masking the process of finding out who can bore whom rigid first.

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