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Project #1

In a few days I'll be wrapping up my first work project for 2022, and while it needs a good edit I'm very happy with what I've managed to do. It's difficult for me to talk about my job as I can't relate many details, but it feels good to continue my productive streak from last year.

I have made a few more adjustments to my process as well as my work sessions. I felt a little overloaded by the ambitious daily goals I had for the last three months of 2021, and worried I'd end up with burnout again, so I eased back on those. I'm making a point to shut off my work computer as soon as I've finished a session so I'm not tempted to go back and fiddle with the day's writing. I'm also finishing earlier every evening so I have ample time to work on my quilting and relax before bed. All these things are helping me maintain my work schedule without feeling exhausted. On the contrary, I feel just as enthusiastic about this project as I was when I pitched it (maybe even a little more.)

It's a privilege to be able to do what I love for a living, but it's also important to do things that make me love working. I think I'm finally getting there.

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