You Make Life Worth Living

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You Make Life Worth Living

Over ten years ago I dropped out of university. It was a horrific low point. I had done everything I could to stay, fought every battle but I couldn’t stay. Now of course I have three degrees but I couldn’t have known that when I was 21. Being out of uni was a tough year. I was so ambitious. I always have been. 

But it fuelled my ambition and fuelled my fire. One night late at night “Life Worth Living” by Laurel came on.
It was unlike anything I have ever heard. I went to one of her gigs and met her and I believe she is still with a guy from my old school in Luxembourg which is nuts. I am not 21 anymore
I don’t want to watch gym bro videos in the night. I got told today that trying to work when I am not up to working doesn’t help me. But normally I am up to working. Today I just got so upset it was hard to eat etc. I was upset by lack of progress. I was upset by a lack of a clear outcome. But 
It feels much better by the end of today. I sat down with a mentor and we went over my learning plan
She filled out some gaps. She told me some other things weren’t worth knowing. She did a whole session on addressing one of my biggest weaknesses of all time - objects. 

I am so fucking tired and I am done and the only plan that I have got is this
  • Continue with my react learning plan
  • Continue with my tickets
  • Using planning and organisation and prepare myself before I dive into my tickets
  • Make sure that I don’t burn out
  • Use my mentoring sessions effectively
  • KEEP ON MAKING MY DIAGRAMS
  • Bye!
A lake in Zurich


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