Starting a PhD came with a lot of questions and people thinking I should do the typical 9-5 route. Now being in it, I'm glad I'm here and there's still a lot of ambiguity on what my PhD will become and whether I'll stay in academia, but I love that.
I get to explore life as it is without setting strict deadlines on how it should go. This time where you're not tied to something strictly is so good for discovering yourself and often times you find that you attached so much of your identity to your main gig that you don't know who you are outside of it.
All these gigs are great, but you exist outside of them. Pursuing creativity and building something of substance can't rely so much on these full-time gigs, but rather who you are outside of them and what you gravitate towards when you aren't on the clock. That's where the cool things happen.
Once we stop letting other people’s fear and stress get to us, we can actually relax into that delicious ambiguity—where we find infinite possibilities and real creative freedom 🤩.
It’s not linear though. I still flip flop between existential spirals and deep clarity & joy, but that’s part of it too. The in-between holds so much magic if we let it.
Thanks Joei, while I am losing track on finding myself a new job in the middle of a job that I dun really like (but can make my ends meet). Countless rejections & self-doubt, seeing this literally made me feel better - we are all in some turbulence, but it will only matter if we succumb to it, I am not going to give in, at least not for now. Thank you for the kind words !
I truly believe that rejection is redirection. It’s not always easy to see that when we’re feeling the strong sting of disappointment when we miss out on something we really really want, but since I starting asking “why is this happening for me” instead of “why is this happening to me” and trust the universe has a better plan—I relax and let go, things always get better, and new opportunities flow in ☺️ I hope this chapter of your life will bring you many new insights and unexpected experiences.✨✨
I relate to this so much.
Starting a PhD came with a lot of questions and people thinking I should do the typical 9-5 route. Now being in it, I'm glad I'm here and there's still a lot of ambiguity on what my PhD will become and whether I'll stay in academia, but I love that.
I get to explore life as it is without setting strict deadlines on how it should go. This time where you're not tied to something strictly is so good for discovering yourself and often times you find that you attached so much of your identity to your main gig that you don't know who you are outside of it.
All these gigs are great, but you exist outside of them. Pursuing creativity and building something of substance can't rely so much on these full-time gigs, but rather who you are outside of them and what you gravitate towards when you aren't on the clock. That's where the cool things happen.
Once we stop letting other people’s fear and stress get to us, we can actually relax into that delicious ambiguity—where we find infinite possibilities and real creative freedom 🤩.
It’s not linear though. I still flip flop between existential spirals and deep clarity & joy, but that’s part of it too. The in-between holds so much magic if we let it.
Thanks Joei, while I am losing track on finding myself a new job in the middle of a job that I dun really like (but can make my ends meet). Countless rejections & self-doubt, seeing this literally made me feel better - we are all in some turbulence, but it will only matter if we succumb to it, I am not going to give in, at least not for now. Thank you for the kind words !
I truly believe that rejection is redirection. It’s not always easy to see that when we’re feeling the strong sting of disappointment when we miss out on something we really really want, but since I starting asking “why is this happening for me” instead of “why is this happening to me” and trust the universe has a better plan—I relax and let go, things always get better, and new opportunities flow in ☺️ I hope this chapter of your life will bring you many new insights and unexpected experiences.✨✨