There's a certain irony in writing this post during my 'downtime' - another project to add to my already full plate. But here I am because sometimes naming a thing helps make sense of it.
The high cost of living and working
Work is demanding.
Working full-time, having a few freelance projects, and other projects like writing content is a lot. To be fair, most of this is on me as well because I feel the need to keep my plate full.
I need to have projects.
I need to have things that occupy my time.
Otherwise, I feel like I am either wasting my time or, worse off, “not doing enough.”
If I had to guess, I would say this is a pretty American problem and also one directly ignited by capitalism and living in a high-cost-of-living environment. I used to think that if you worked full-time in tech, you'd be set. But, I'm finding the opposite to be true.
At any point, I feel that I need to have security, which means having more money. The irony is that the harder and mo…
