I’m appreciating your return Lex! My advice to my younger self would be to move to another country and learn the language and culture. Interesting that you mention Thailand because I’m falling in love with the culture and languages there. I’m making a number of friends there as well. I only wish I had gone there earlier.
I’m beginning the process to emigrate. There are actually about 10 countries in Southeast Asia I want to explore. Also I’m learning 2 languages already. Friends there are encouraging me to go and they say my accent is good in the dialects. My goal is to learn at least 3 new languages…
Traveling is not just a matter of seeking the new. The most important stuff is, that all the "everyday" and us overloading ourselves with guilt of "should, could, would" at home. It all goes away as we travel. 😅 It's a chore and responsibility byebye
I would tell myself "you are enough, believe in yourself and actually follow your dreams. Oh, and you're probably autistic and going to therapy and putting yourself first is okay - you have to look after yourself because nobody else will."
The work pipeline one is so typical. People get promoted upward, until they get stuck in the job that they cannot be promoted from, cause they are struggling with it. Which leads to a lot of ppl working insufficiently, one position above what they're actually great at doing. 😅 And ppl don't tend to "demote" once they notice they struggle. It feels like a punishment when it's a gain for everyone to just give them the benefits and still have them return in terms of position. They did great there.
