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Challenges

Edited English version based on the Chinese original. Read the Chinese original

Every weekend, I look back at my current tasks and plan for the following week. This week I worked carefully, though I also feel I pushed a bit too hard and too fast. It has not been easy. In a way, it is testing whether I can adapt to whatever comes up at work the next day.

Then I thought again about why I get anxious so easily. I realized I create much of that anxiety myself. The urgency and pressure I put on myself make it easier to feel unsettled. It is not a good place to be, but how do I change? I think I need to break larger goals into smaller parts. I should be less harsh with myself, and let myself eat and drink something good now and then.

Yes, I am under a lot of pressure. But I do not need to bring tomorrow’s pressure into tonight…

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