Life is in hard mode

A short video and some thoughts about transitioning into a new job again

Hi,

I recently started a new job. This would be my 3rd job in 3 years. I’m back in the legal profession. Let’s see how it goes this time.

The transition from taking a break, to getting back to work isn’t easy.

I wrote (and made a short video) about this shift again.

Do watch it !

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I’m always going to be amazed by how quickly time flows. Over a month of my new job is complete, and I’m not really sure what I did during those days. 

I had taken a step back from my career for two months. Doing nothing productive. Lazing around. Taking naps. Staying distracted online. Trying my best: to relax and not worry about my evasive future. 

Now that I’m working again, I’m already feeling nostalgic for this period of my life.

For a brief moment, I had forgotten how taxing work can get. 

Maybe it’s not really the work. Life is in hard mode for everyone these days, as my friend says. 

Tiring. 

Unpredictable. 

Instantaneous. 

That quote from Ferris Bueller’s Day Out is something I keep coming back to. 

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

I’m quite certain that I’ve seen a little bit of life go past me. I wasn’t even looking around. My optimism still remains though. This is a new month. 

I’ll settle into the rhythm of working a little bit more. 

I will meet my friends and visit a new city.

I’ll grow a year older. 

I’ll treat myself to a manga. 

I’ll write a letter to myself. 

I can see moments of light soaked joy ahead. 

I may have missed out on life a little, but I am still definitely looking forward to it.

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Thanks for watching, let me know what you thought.

Take care,

Nirmal Bhansali