Something Has Changed

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Something Has Changed

Something has changed and I don’t know what. Something has changed - water technology has changed everything for me. Something about working with water technology feels so right. I can’t explain it. I love renewable energy. But water just feels so magic. So powerful. Water just feels another level deep. Another layer deep. If you’ve been reading my blogs you’ll know I’ve had challenges with my role. I jumped too fast too high and just a little bit too hard. But that’s how we grow right. And you can see I’ve been putting the effort in.

24/7. 24 hours a day. Seven days a week. It’s tricky. I have been told I need to stop doing my work work on time. And I agree. At 5.30-6. Maybe a little bit before. 

I just get exhausted. I break things. I send unproductive messages. But most of all. I drain all my batteries. If I stop when I am tired I preserve so much energy. My former line manager who I have loved so much has said to me: you have to stop working on time. Your ability to solve problems and work autonomously goes down when you overwork. So look. I have to stop when I get tired. Even if my ticket is nearly done.

Even if I break something. Breaking prod would be different but I usually don’t work with things that can break prod. Even if I feel I’m not done. That is the hard part for me. There is a moment when I get tired and I have to stop then.

Two journals and some oracle cards


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