I'm not sure if it's just our company or if it also happens everywhere, but it feels like no matter how well we plan, we always end up facing delays somewhere in the process. We try to think through the possible challenges and prepare for them, yet there are still moments when things suddenly slip out of our control. Fix one issue, and another one quietly appears in a different corner of the project, like a never ending game of whack a mole.
There are days when it feels like we are constantly chasing our own tail, trying to resolve issues before the deadline catches up with us. No perfect scenario, just a long list of problems to manage and decisions to make. That is where most of my weekly stress comes from, not just the workload itself, but the uncertainty that comes with it. Still, I am slowly learning that this is simply what it takes to see a project through from start to finish.
Behind every polished result is a messy process that nobody really sees. Maybe that is the reality of work, it is not about having a flawless plan, but about being willing to adapt when things refuse to go according to that plan. I just hope my motivation stays with me until the end of this project, and that when I finally look back, I will be able to say the stress was worth it.
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity,” Albert Einstein.
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