29 May 2025

Life is rich

Some said "If things looks good but feel wrong, it is not." 

That's hit me and cause me think more about the situation that I am in since a year ago; finally decided to left a toxic manager is best decision I made. 

No regret although there is moment I can't help but self doubt about my decision whether rational, it took many day & night to acknowledge that money isn't the only measurement. 

4 months break, it bring back the sense about how living a life feel like. It is something I did not pay attention since start my career and live as responsible adult. 

For many years, I live like a turbines that work in full force. I have my schedule fill up with many stuffs. As introvert person in real life, I never give much time and effort for the real me. Instead, I gave whole my energy to maintained the social character that everyone knows. The lost of boundary caused burn out and I finally realist I could not run away from the problem.

I took year and year on therapy, medicine and regular exercise to try get back the control of my minds, stay a little healthier and perhaps positive.
I appreciate the courage I show to myself, the effort I took to protect myself. 

After all, it worth. 

One journey end, I am about start a new journey, and I will do thing differently this time. I remind myself when things get difficult, remember the whole journey I go through, do not walk away from problem, keep asking myself if I have try enough. And, let go when I can finally answer myself.

Thanks for all my friends, sending me love, checking on me from time to time, tell me how they feel and see me, keep remind me who am I when I in doubt; I feel loved, supported. 

I can't be grateful enough. Life is rich.
May29, 2025.

21 May 2025

内向者的求職掙扎

 求職了幾個月, 一些基本面試技巧, 如何present自己基本上已經磨練的純熟.

上兩周在某個面試的會議上, 我剛剛完成自我介紹, 對方笑說聼我説話感覺我很passion, 而這正是她想要尋找的人.

我心裏一頓, 原來我覺得練習得純熟的技巧和表達方式在別人看來, 是很熱情的; 這也是我一向在工作上給人的感覺, 熱情,開朗,幽默. 基本上是我多年在工作上的人設, 而我竟然不知道自己是否在下一份工作上還想要繼續這種人設.

或許這樣説吧, 這種職場人設已經内化, 作爲一個内向者(也許認識我的大部分人不認同我是個内向者)經營這樣的人設需要太多的精力.

時常要保持警惕維持内向者和經營人設的界限, 以防自己再mentally burnout; 抑或我就應該純粹成爲那個非常内向的自己, 其實兩者都需要衡量和力氣.

每次面試完畢都需要很長的時間去恢復, 實在很難明白朋友R爲何可以每每沒幾個月就轉工.

當我問了這個問題, 她說她很enjoy面試,很喜歡跟別人分享她做過的事情, 她說自己甚至會興奮到説到超時.

我只能驚嘆, I人自問不能做到.