'I'm getting frustrated with his endless dreaming and inaction,' the wife writes. 'should I just shut up and let him dream on, or should I try to encourage him, or discourage him, or...?

这位妻子写道，我对他永无休止的白日梦和无所事事感到灰心，我是不是该闭上嘴，让他继续做梦，还是该尝试鼓励他或是给他泄泄气，还是……？

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Just shut up!

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But the "just shut up" strategy, as veteran celebrity publicity Howard Bragman has dubbed it, comes with its own set of challenges.

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He was told to just shut up and play football.

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Over the weekend, we were treated to a smorgasbord of self-justification from Herman Cain and Jerry Sandusky, who, as they spiral downward and hopefully out of the public eye, seem unable to just shut up.

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