Musings in Mundanity

I had a particularly tough day at work today. It wasn’t the complexity of the tasks that weighed me down; in fact, they were relatively straightforward. What made the day so challenging was the monotony and lack of fulfillment in my work. My day was dedicated to meticulously reviewing my work over the past month, a painstaking process aimed at identifying any errors in the model consolidation. The pressure was palpable, as I’m racing against time to deliver a functional model by week’s end.

What is wealth?

An account of my trip to the Vail Food and Wine festival.

Burnout is a state of physical, emotional and mental exhaustion that can affect your health, happiness and productivity. Fortunately, there are ways to prevent and overcome burnout.

I’m joining a gym this week. I know it’s not original, but after six years of being overworked and burnt out, I started my full-time job and found myself with more free time than I had in the past. Initially, I filled this time with rest and relaxation, but I soon realized that there’s only so much someone can take. It is amazing how enticing a TV show or book can be when the alternative is homework. I started getting outside and exercising, like going on bike rides and taking walks, which were great in the summer and fall. However, the winter brought additional challenges to keeping up the habit. It’s easy to make excuses like it’s raining, too cold, or too windy. Suddenly the habit I had developed to do something enjoyable and good for me in turned into a once or twice a week occurrence. Therefore, something needed to change, and that was to start working out inside during the winter. Unfortunately, the gyms are packed around the new year as people attempt to fulfill their New Year’s resolution. I have never been able to keep a New Year’s resolution alive throughout the entire year and therefore look upon those who try with a sense of audacity at their optimism.