The hardest thing about working independently isn’t really the uncertainty or the lack of day-to-day social interactions (though those are hard) … it’s the lack of structure and the difficulty of facing off against The Resistance.
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It was actually pretty good, but I was suffering from burnoutish symptoms at the end of last year, perhaps due to the pandemic.
I suspect it wouldn’t be that bad in a normal year, but I’ve been doing a lot of reflection recently to try and figure out what’s going on.
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In a normal year, I keep The Resistance at bay by just showing up and doing the work every week. But it was rather difficult to do that at the end of 2020. I strongly suspect that’s because I’m not where I normally am (Vietnam) in a normal year.
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Change in location makes sense and the pandemic I'm pretty sure zapped many folk's ability to pay attention (I remember early in the pandemic finding extreme difficulty in reading non-fiction). Any changes in diet, exercise, sleep that may explain Resistance not being at bay?