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Hustle Culture, Burnout, dan Excuse-ku

Ayah bilang, "kalau masih muda, kerja terus aja nggak papa, selagi bisa, all out aja" Ketika aku memutuskan untuk belajar multitasking, aku tidak pernah percaya pada diriku sendiri. Namun, sampai detik ini aku menulis blog,  aku sedang multitasking. Bukan, aku bukan akan meromantisasi budaya hustle. Tidak. Namun, lebih kepada, bagaimana kita bisa membiasakan diri kita, dengan multitasking. Aku, 20 tahun.  Mahasiswa, guru freelance, volunteer organisasi nirlaba. Bagi sebagian orang besar, mungkin apa yang aku lakukan sangatlah kecil dan sedikit. Tapi bagiku tidak. Perjalanan hidupku dimulai dari saat aku memutuskan untuk mengambil tawaran mengajar kelompok belajar teman ibuku—bahasa Inggris. Hingga disini, total 30+ anak pernah aku ajari dan didik, hingga tersisa 12 orang sampai sekarang.  Ditengah kesibukanku menjadi seorang mahasiswa sambil bekerja, rasa burn out pastilah kualami. Melihat teman-temanku menghabiskan akhir pekanya ketika aku harus bekerja hingga malam....

A 20 Wish!

Thanks, Nab! thanks for being a remarkable woman, see... you are twenty now, twenty on twenty-four. Look at you, and look how far you've made it. Look how you inspire people around you, look how much you've earned, look how far you've reached! You deserve all the love and all the appreciation.  Nabiilah, you are fantastic, you are all the girl wishes for. Fuck your past, it's gone now. See your future on how you will pass on another remarkable thing~ You have dreams, and a strong will, and that is what made you now darling.  You worked for your dream, you worked for your will, you worked for your future, Hey, no man can humiliate you. Not anymore, girl you are strong. God, dear future me, if You reread this, I love you, you've worked so hard, without any specific support, and you always be that girl everyone wishes for. See how much people want to be near you, you are an attractive bitch, love yourself, and chase your goals, cause you are spectacular! love, 20 nabii...