Archive for the ‘The working world’ Category

Arriving at the workshop

My daily commute to work was stressful back then. Normally, it was about an hour, to an hour and a half, of bumper-to-bumper traffic, accidents, aggressive drivers – you name it. However, the morning of the big seminar, I found myself pulling into my parking spot without any recollection of how I got there. Obviously, [...]

A week before the workshop - social anxiety and desperate times

As the day of the workshop approached, my anxiety made it impossible to get on with my normal life. 100% of my mental energy was focused on this, seemingly, impossible feat I had yet to perform. Yes, impossible was a good description. No matter how hard I tried to be optimistic and level headed about [...]

Social anxiety - leaving the rat-race

Since leaving my corporate job a few years ago, I’ve managed to fine tune my life to the point where I’m relatively happy. Looking back, I can see how much the rat-race was harming me, and how anxious and fearful every day was. I doubt that I’ll ever regret the decision to resign, even though, [...]

Self-induced stress

I’ve always believed that stress is a silent killer, and that my social anxiety creates much more stress than is necessary. Compared to an average, non-SA, person, I have always felt that I torture myself with thoughts and feelings that the average person doesn’t have to deal with. Hence, when it comes to my physical [...]

A real test

The cyclical theory of life was pretty much spot on. If you stopped and really observed what was going on around you, you would know that it was real. I decided to give it a try and kept this thought with me as I struggled through my workday.

Motivation and enjoyment

Taking pleasure in the task at hand makes all the difference in the world. At least this is how it worked for me. Having a genuine interest in whatever I was working on, made learning easier, working more pleasurable, and increased the likelihood that I would follow through until completion.
This concept was nothing new. [...]