I Have Applied for the Position of "Person Who Wants to Do Everything"
If there was a full-time job for wanting to do everything, I would have been Employee of the Month six months in a row. One minute I'm building a startup. The next I'm filling out an application for a fellowship in another country. Then I remember I should probably finish that online course. Oh, and didn't I say I wanted to start going to the gym? Wait... wasn't I also supposed to read that book everyone keeps recommending? Somewhere in between all that, someone texts me, "How are you?" and I'm tempted to reply, "Which version of me are you asking about?" The funny thing is, I genuinely believe I can do it all. My Google Calendar believes me. My to-do list definitely believes me. My laptop fan believes me. My body? Not so much. I used to think that successful people had some secret superpower. Maybe they never got tired. Maybe they had 48 hours in a day while the rest of us were stuck with 24. Maybe they secretly hired clones. Turns out, no. Most...
