Vacation sounds relaxing until your brain realizes you are not being productive. You finally get away from your routine, and instead of just enjoying it, there’s this small part of you still trying to measure the day. Did I do enough?Did I see enough?Am I wasting time?Should I be using this break better? Which is…
Travel is fun until the airport reminds you other people exist
I like traveling. I like getting out of routine, being somewhere else for a few days, moving differently, seeing different things. Even the build up to a trip feels good. The escapism you feel in anticipation is unmatched. There’s a certain excitement to knowing you’re about to disappear from your normal life for a bit….
Self care is not relaxing
Self care is usually framed like it’s supposed to feel good. Something easy, something you look forward to, something that gives you a break from everything else and sometimes it is. But a lot of what actually helps doesn’t feel like that. It’s doing something you’ve been putting off. Fixing something small that’s been sitting…
Remote vs hybrid vs in office vs broke
People talk about remote, hybrid, and in-office work like they are choosing between equally available options, but that only really applies if you are given the option to choose. Remote is usually treated like a perk instead of a normal way to work. You would think asking to work from home one day is a…
I miss when games ended and DLC was free
Remember when you could finish a game and actually feel done? You beat it. Credits rolled. Maybe you went back for a second playthrough because you wanted to. That was the replayability. Now it’s different, a lot of games aren’t built to be replayed they’re built to be maintained. Log in. Check dailies. Work through…