Contrarian take, more people are rooting for you than you think. Your boss wants you to be a top performer. Your parents want you to look great as their legacy. Your partner wants you to be exceptional. Your friends want to be friends with a winner.
I regret to inform you that doing literally 5 mins of breathing at 6 breaths per minute every night before bed will massively activate your parasympathetic nervous system allowing you to fall asleep quicker, and sleep for longer and deeper.
Don’t underestimate this.
I asked my dad if he was disappointed in me.
He immigrated to the US in high school, worked like crazy to get me through MIT, only for me to leave one of the highest-paying new grad jobs for "startups."
Me: "Are you worried"
Papa Chieng: "Nope."
Me: "...."
Papa Chieng: "I'm honestly just glad you are self-driven enough to try something like this. You can't push your kid to do it. They have to want it themselves."
Me: ~ feeling lucky ~