What I’ve Learnt
(23 April 2020)
Keep calling people even if they’ve stopped calling you.
Go outside.
Wear any colour whenever the hell you want to.
You can laugh louder than you think you should.
Yes, the air should smell like plants.
Breathe deeper.
The reason you aren’t sleeping is that last episode.
Birthdays are and aren’t a big deal.
You’ve done enough today.
Credit cards aren’t worth it.
When you realise how connected you are, everything will change.
Breathe deeper.
Your instinct was right.
Something is finished when you stop working on it.
Have the extra brownie.
Don’t count the pennies. (Taiwanese)
Do count the notes. (Me)
Breathe deeper.
(Inspiration: ‘What I Wish I’d Known’, Nora Ephron)
What I Don’t Miss
(6 April 2020)
Working too much
Underpaid work
Pressure to ‘advance my career’
Double-booked evenings
Planning
The Tube in rush hour
Dirty air
Airplanes
Spending too much money
Pressure to spend money
Traffic
Crowds
Hour-long commutes
Working at home alone
Cooking for Seder
(Inspiration: ‘What I Won’t Miss’ by Nora Ephron)
What I Miss
(6 April 2020)
Hugs
Parties
Looking out the train window
Double-booked evenings
Planning
The Tube off-peak
A sold-out theatre
The final bow
Motivation
Seeing the sea
Swimming in the sea
Bumping into friends
Dinner with friends
Seder
(Inspiration: ‘What I Will Miss’ by Nora Ephron)