Go Ahead and Elon that Meeting

When I was in high school, I had a girlfriend who wanted to talk on the phone for hours, and I despised it! I figured if we couldn't hang out that day, we could catch up in person tomorrow but, I was soft. "Sure, let's talk on the phone for two hours. What else...
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The Great Resignation? More like The Great Burnout.

Six weeks ago, I saw a picture of a great friend sitting around a bonfire alone and on his laptop. It was the end of summer, the sun was setting over the lake, and the view was majestic but, it was a Saturday night. Knowing how much I care for this person, I put...
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I'm fine with that

I used to think that learning new things about yourself was self-discovery and part of a growth mindset. Now I realize that some things just don't matter, and I'm fine with that.  I was working on two projects simultaneously, each of them was attached to a deadline, and they were easily 100+ hours of...
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I Chose to Cheat

2:45pm Thursday, January 21st. Sitting at my desk, alone in my office with the only light coming from my desk lamp. It’s below freezing outside and the only noise in the room is the oscillating heater I have turned all the way to the “hottest” it will go far right. The only noise I...
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