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Stuck Season
October is a sticky month for me, and not because of its glut of Halloween candy. There’s something about the transition out of summer and into fall that puts me into tension — a push of creative inspiration pitted against the opposite pull of mental exhaustion. When these two forces get into full swing, I…
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Everyday I’m Struggling: Burnout Culture and the Neurodivergent Injury of Traditional Work
Work is killing my soul. I know, I know—dramatic, right? But I’m being real: the traditional 8-to-5 is a constant source of unhappiness for me, and I’m tired of pretending it’s not. Quite frankly, it seems like a total scam, this reality of dedicating the next 30 to 40 years of my best daylight hours…
The Multitasking Millennial 