editorial note: I started the makings of this post a few weeks ago when I was home in Houston and decided to publish it now, so the “today” is then. While writing today and listening to some lo-fi, I was struck by an intense sense of nostalgia for my days in high school. There’s something about the cool air of the AC unit mingling with the residual anxiety of flying in COVID-world that reminded me of hot Houston summers sitting in class and dreading the next thing on my schedule (perhaps the biggest factor was I was with my parents in Houston because our
I feel like our high school experiences were quite similar, since I find it easy to relate to all your high school reflections 😆 Anyway, I really like the concept of psychological oxygen, and I think it accurately depicts how I've felt transitioning into the workforce. I wonder if people try harder to explore vibe tribes after starting work because "work-life" balance is talked about a lot more (whereas I've never heard of "school-life" balance).
I feel like our high school experiences were quite similar, since I find it easy to relate to all your high school reflections 😆 Anyway, I really like the concept of psychological oxygen, and I think it accurately depicts how I've felt transitioning into the workforce. I wonder if people try harder to explore vibe tribes after starting work because "work-life" balance is talked about a lot more (whereas I've never heard of "school-life" balance).