On the weariness of waiting

I realised today that we’re three months into the year and I’m still waiting for it to begin.Because of the way I left last year — incomeless — it feels like the recovery’s never actually begun. I went into the pandemic in a good spot, and through most of the year I was in thatContinue reading “On the weariness of waiting”

On energy types and queuestacking

I’ve been reading a few things about energy management lately. I occasionally do, but I see less discourse about it than I do about time management in relation to productivity. For me the thing that always gets in my way is energy management rather than time. It’s been helpful, mostly in terms of IDing whichContinue reading “On energy types and queuestacking”

On the world as villain

There’s two kinds of hopeful stories. One with the world as the villain, and one with the world as a victim. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. I keep running up against well-written media, often recommended to me by friends, which should appeal and instead leaves me feeling drained. And I’m very emotionallyContinue reading “On the world as villain”