At work, I post perhaps too many memes. I like them because a picture “says a thousand words.” And, sometimes, the picture works better in my haste to express raw emotion. Most of the time, these come from intense frustration, so the humor of a meme interjected into the seriousness helps me feel better. The reactions conveyed by my colleagues say they do as well.

I will take the small wins. Also, I will take that our communication tools allow for many reaction types. so I don’t rely on pictures quite as much.

Some of my favorites:

• Someone eating popcorn in reaction to an anticipated bad reaction to a conversation.
• The laughing baby who falls over.
• Someone banging the head on a desk.