"Talked about your trip to anyone who would listen for three weeks after returning"
You went. You saw things. The things were meaningful to you. By week two, the meaningful things had been told to the same people twice.
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You went. You saw things. The things were meaningful to you. By week two, the meaningful things had been told to the same people twice.
"You look tired" means something. It always means that thing. You meant that thing.
You were the dam. The whole river of humanity backed up behind you.
"What do you mean?" is not an answer. It is an obstacle. You are an obstacle.
The task asked nothing unreasonable. You simply could not face it until circumstances forced your hand.
They were pouring their heart out. You were reading a DoorDash notification.
The movie was playing. You were also playing — a separate, louder movie called "things that happened to me at work."
You told a story. Just not the true one. Not even close to the true one.
Technically professional. Absolutely devastating. A surgical strike in 18 words or fewer.
"Throwback Thursday" implies a meaningful temporal distance. 8 months is a season ago.
You had power. You used it to make someone smaller.
You are treating yourself to disappointment on purpose. You deserve better. You chose worse.