I can stay up in the chair for hours at a time now, and this enables me to occupy myself in a number of ways.

现在我一次能在椅子上呆上几个小时，所以能干些事情打法时间。

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Dominant people tend to take up more space in the room, by splaying out their legs and feet, slouching in a chair to occupy more space in the room, and by using their arms and hands to take up more space horizontally.

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