#31: Energy Givers vs. Energy Takers 🔋🪫 - by Matt Yao
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not enough time is not an excuse
Now that I operate on my own schedule, I’ve started to pay closer attention to how I feel day after day, week after week. Without a set workweek (or weekend) to follow, every day is a blank canvas and has an equal potential to be stoke-inducing or lethargically bland. I’m grateful that (at least right now) even on my bad days, the dominant emotion is apathy rather than depression or anger. But it’s actually the “meh” days that spook me a bit because they represent time without meaningfulness. I haven’t cracked the code yet, but I’ve realized that my best days are when one thing flows to the…
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