Thursday, one week to go

One week left. I hope my future self will understand what I mean.

Work went more smoothly today than yesterday, though I do not know why. Maybe it was luck. I do not think my effort made a big difference this time: my pitch had not improved much, and I felt less confident than yesterday. Yet I finished 50 minutes earlier. I need to pay close attention to that. Being able to tell what came from my effort and what came from luck is part of sound judgment.

I get my work done each day, but I still fear the next day’s customer visits every evening. The feeling is weaker than before but lingers, like nausea after stepping out of a car that made you sick.

I have been having too much fun lately and finding it hard to get up. Even that has begun to feel boring. What should I do with my free time? Beyond learning what I need for my industry, I should keep studying English and looking for opportunities.

After lunch I traveled more than ten kilometers to a large discount supermarket called Wancanglong. I had heard it was a real-world Pinduoduo, but it did not live up to that comparison. Many prices were barely lower, or only matched Pinduoduo. No wonder it is not better known…