Forgive me while I try to shake the academic out of my writing and the perfectionism from my eye. I’ve spent the past few years discovering that I am not, in fact, a manuscript-generating, email-checking, job post-applying android willing to relocate anywhere in the world for opportunity. For better or for worse, that leaves me with the question of who I might be otherwise.
What do you do when you find yourself solidly in your mid-40s still struggling with the same problems you had in your mid-20s (accompanied by slightly more baggage)? Will you – will your life – ever simply be good enough? If frustrated ambition, scarcity/survival mindset, underemployment, burnout, and recovery at a glacial pace are your current cup of tea, welcome.
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