A Quiet Day Off: An IT Leader's Pause to Breathe

Travel · Published 11/30/2023 ·

IT work is busy everywhere you go. You produce something fast, test it, and ship it as a product. Fall even a little behind and the trend has already moved on — sometimes the whole industry shifts, sometimes it just disappears. I’m an IT leader. People usually call it PM…

I run meetings with the PLs, map out strategy, check on progress, write documents, and sometimes do testing too. There are team dinners, and every now and then a marathon meeting that has me skipping lunch.

Most days I get to the office at 7:30, eat, and start work at 8:00. Around 9, the team trickles in and the war begins. By the time I come up for air after all the back-and-forth, it’s somewhere between 7 and 8 in the evening… I wrap up the day and head home, over and over. My workday comfortably clears 12 hours…

Lately I’ve come to realize that to keep up with this kind of intense schedule and workload, you need some downtime.

You have to empty your head and rest — body and mind both…

The supermoon was so pretty I had to photograph it. iPhone 15 Pro

Waiting at a light on my way to work, the dawn glowing between me and the car next door was beautiful. iPhone 15 Pro

A narrow-gauge train at the Soraepogu museum. They’ve got the old train, no longer in service, on display. Leica M11, 35mm Cron

The Suin-Bundang Line railway. That’s the sea down below. It was a pretty cold day, so the sky was wonderfully clear. Leica M11, 35mm Cron

For the first time in a while, I went to the fish market at Soraepogu, ate some raw fish, wandered through the market right next door, took a walk, and headed home. It was a lovely little trip.

I should set aside time for myself once or twice a month and actually use it.

Just a dull everyday post.

Thank you.

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