Grace Under Pressure

Nothing would be done if not for the last minute.

Well Dilbert would probably say something like that.

I feel like I have so many things to do and I am definitely not getting any younger. I have a son to raise, a partnership to be eradicated, a custody to be won, a new partner to look for, a tall career ladder to climb on, a future business to think about, so many things yet to be learned, and who knows what else life would slap into my face… sometimes it all just feels like I'm cramming. It feels like I am trying to accomplish so many things in life all at the same time. Which is in fact very true. I don't want to wait for the last minute, but it still feels like cramming.

But looking into things more closely, I think I'm doing quite good for a crammer. Cramming usually is not good, has little short-term benefits, and no long-term benefits. At school, when you cram for an exam, you put a large amount of pressure on your brain to understand a huge amount of information in a short period of time. Even if you do memorize most of it, you'll probably forget about it in a matter of days or so because you didn't fully understand them. But that is school and this is life. I am doing good at work and at home. In fact, back at work, it was just recently announced that I am now a Project Manager (now if only that announcement came with a raise and an actual contract indicating my promotion things would be much better…).

In this life, people tend to cram, to achieve whatever they can as quickly as they can. An early retirement. And that is actually what I am trying to do. And to do that, I must try not to show any signs of stress or lower my morale. I have to be a grace under pressure. To think clearly even when in pressure. This is not something that I haven't done before and I will do it again.

Time for work