When you feel the bending moment today, remember: You are not brittle. You are not yielding yet. And your factor of safety is higher than you think.
A ductile material bends, yields, and warns you before it breaks. A brittle material just... shatters. Hibbeler taught us to design systems (and teams, and careers) that show signs of fatigue before catastrophic failure. When you feel the bending moment today, remember: