On Work

The serene fog of the night was torn by his mad dash up the mountain. His eyes could just make out the silhouette of the tree that he raced towards. Would he be there? Surely nobody else could solve this problem. This news….well, there was no getting out of it now. Ugwei needed to know. “Master. Master!” Sheifu ushered out the words as he made his way up the final few steps of the staircase, leading to the Peach Tree of Heavenly Wisdom, which had just begun to bore the fruit that gave it fame across Eastern China.

Sometimes, you’re going to want to start something. I think it’s within our nature because we’ve started so much growing up - whether it was debate or WTFC, arduino chips or research projects - there’s a desire that at some point or another will pop up. So, you’ll think to yourself - “I want to do something. I don’t know what, but I want to do something.” You will stay up at night, frustrated, or you’ll spend an unnecessarily long time in the shower, waiting for a Eureka moment, for an idea to fall into your lap, for a hint of inspiration.

Mate, take the day off. You’re clearly tired, and you’re clearly not getting anything done. You’ve put in an honest effort. You’re going to spend the rest of the day trying and not getting anything done. Alternatively, you could admit to yourself that nothings gonna get done today, and give yourself permission to actually do something fun so that you can come back tomorrow more energized and ready to tackle the work.