![]() There are many who encourage multiple streams of income. That is quite true and beneficial to having a comfortable life. However, what can we do when the fatigue sets in? The virus outbreak in May 2021 no doubt placed extra pressure on school teachers. However, those afflicted most were the cram school teachers, private tutors, and slash professionals like me. There is nothing more strenuous than having to stare at a screen from the moment one wakes up almost all the way till sleeping time. Everything is packed into the desk and laptop. With the pandemic, I added the Bluetooth speakers AND the Blue SNOWBALL microphone to my working mix. At first it was fun but as time progressed, it became less and less fun. Couple this with my Education Legion Projects and university/high school collaborations, as well as an exciting medical device startup project, and the perfect emotional storm is just brewing and swirling. I am perpetually working and feeling the rewards less and less gratifying. My summer was completely swallowed as I hid at home, worried that I would catch that dreaded virus. Nothing seemed happier than looking at the clouds. I just did not see this pandemic ending at all. It is now October and thanks for the remnant vaccine dose I luckily received near the end of July 2021, I am more relieved, but my joy has yet to return. Taiwan is temporarily back to pe-May 2021 levels but the COVID-19 variants are still lurking and waiting to make some crazy splash if we are not careful. I feel like I am on a marathon race where stamina is tested beyond measure. It is safe to say that the fatigue is mental rather than physical. I have considered taking anti-depressants but am refraining from using them because of fear of dependence. Our mental clock is strong and fragile. Once broken, it can never be like what it was before. While 1-3 of my students are now going back to face-to-face tutoring, the majority are still trapped in the online Google Meet sessions that I use so often it is like breathing every day. Let's pray the pandemic wanes soon, and that 2022 will be the final year for the virus to still stir chaos in Taiwan and the world.
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