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Choice and Time- Thoughts of a Late 20-year Old

2023 is halfway through. Here are 4 thoughts about time and choices we can consider for the rest of the year.

1 Year at that New Remote Job

A new job after 6 years, remote working for 1 year and things I’ve learned in between.

Here are a few lessons I have learned 1 year into this new remote position:

Halfway Check 2023

6 months have past. 6 more months to go. It’s easy to feel like you are stuck in the middle.

So here are a few questions we regularly ask when we do halfway check-ins. These may help you sit and look back at the last 6 months and even breathe as you look forward to the rest of 2023:

Where You Are Today- 6 Months of New and Old Places

I wanted to take advantage of the “work from anywhere” perk that company proudly advertised on its hiring lists. Last year, I worked from Cebu and Bohol over Christmas break, and a week before that I worked from Isabela as a volunteer counselor for this youth camp.

This year, I was supposed to make traveling and working a monthly thing. Oh, was I surprised.

Here is how the past 6 months have gone so far:

Felt Burnt Out: Went to Seoul

I was on the verge of burnout, so I took the plunge, booked tickets to Seoul, and ran from work responsibilities for a “week.”

Here are some do’s and don’t that may help you recharge and reset if you’re about to burn out:

Beef: The Futility of Work and Striving for Success

Netflix’s Beef is a series we can all relate to because work is frustrating and we are all finding our place in this world.

Here are 4 facts about work and success that we can learn from this thought-provoking series:

Catching the Early Signs of Work Burnout

Work has been feeling off lately and now I think I am leaning on the edge of burnout. Here are the 5 things I have been feeling and how burnout is defined by these different articles and business publications.

When Work Begins to Feel Like a Chore

When your internal monologue begins to chant TGIF first thing on a Friday morning, and your heart feels heavier at the end of a Sunday evening, something is wrong.

I may not know the answer, but I know that things have to change.

So here are 3 things that can help us understand what is wrong and the things that need to change.

Sometimes Plans Fall Through, and That is Okay.

Last week, I missed a year-long planned hike up the third-highest peak in the Philippines, Mt. Pulag.

I got a terrible cold. It, for lack of a better word, sucked. I had to watch my sister and friends enjoy the beauty of nature, under the stars, and above the clouds. But here is how great that weekend alone turned out for me instead:

Understanding Your Energy Levels in a Busy Work Week

Last week I was in a slump. This week my mind feels like it is slamming itself into a brick wall, trying to keep up with everything I didn’t do the weeks before. A week before that, I was bouncing off the wall with all I was excited to get done.

Over the past few days, I took the time to learn about these highs and lows. So here are a few things I learned as I tried to understand my energy: