You Are Not a Machine
as the title says, I've been having this feeling of late. It's a very good feeling, as oppose to the ever anxiety-inducing feeling about the future, which loomed over my head during covid. A big part of it definitely has to do with finding my current job. It's a much better fit for myself compared to the last. Having work sorted out really takes the stress out of life, at least I found that to be true. I no longer incessently worry about what I'm not doing enough to progress in my profession or do I try to pack more studying after work to squeeze every bit of juice left in my personal hour. At certain point, I felt pretty dead inside, not because I felt really tired, but rather, I was fully aware that I was sacrificing each moment today for "tomorrow" under the belief that putting more work in will increase my chances of finding a better opportunity. In some sense, that was needed and was necessary, but to a point. When you're living purely for the futur...