Become a machine
Imagine how far you could go if you just let it all go - the distractions. Just for 1 year, not even that - just for 6 months. What if you disappeared and just worked. No commitment to anyone but the grind. Everything else takes a backseat. "If I finish then I go." You could get so much done, you could go so far. I WANT THAT. I've been connected for too long, and in reality, I can't relate anymore. When I try to laze around or take a day off, I just think about studying or the next project or the next paper. I find myself doing Anki in every available free moment. There is no longer any joy in going out or staying up, especially when there's still work to be done. Unless we're training or studying, count me out. I don't know what's happened; it's hard to explain but there's this DRIVE TO JUST DO. It is like a HUNGER but not for food. Some kind of excess energy has gotten into me. I want to dominate and conquer everything, TO WIN. You know wha...