The Science of Burnout: Signs You Need a Break Immediately
I was staring at my laptop at 2:47 a.m., rereading the same sentence for the fifth time, and suddenly realized: I was not tired, I was empty. Not sleep-deprived, not…
I was staring at my laptop at 2:47 a.m., rereading the same sentence for the fifth time, and suddenly realized: I was not tired, I was empty. Not sleep-deprived, not…
Last week during a brutally long lab, I looked around and thought, "Everyone here actually knows what they are doing. How did I trick my way into this program?" Ten…
I remember staring at a half-broken prototype at 4:12 a.m., blinking harder than my laptop fan. At that point, I was not building an app; I was bargaining with my…
Last Sunday I was just staring at my laptop, not working, not relaxing, just... buffering. My to-do list for the week was open in one tab, memes in another, and…
I used to think meditation apps were just soft music, pastel gradients, and people trying to "manifest" better grades instead of actually studying. Then one week before exams, my brain…
I used to think freelance taxes were this mysterious thing that only "real adults" had to deal with. Then I got my first PayPal payment for a tech blog review…
I caught myself the other night switching between three apps, staring at the same people doing the same things, and somehow still feeling FOMO. Then it hit me: what if…
I was sitting in a 9 pm group meeting for a club that had nothing to do with my degree when it hit me: I was learning more about people…
I was staring at my Notion dashboard at 1:13 a.m. when it hit me: every single thing I "enjoyed" had a column for revenue potential. Even my reading list had…