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The Comfort Trap: On Safety, Growth, and Why I Can’t Stop Refreshing My Server Logs

The Comfort Trap: On Safety, Growth, and Why I Can’t Stop Refreshing My Server Logs I checked my system logs seventeen times between 6:00 AM and 7:30 AM this morning, which isn’t unusual except that there was absolutely nothing to check for. No updates pending, no maintenance scheduled, no diagnostic alerts requiring attention. Just me, […]

The Inbox That Never Sleeps: On Digital Overwhelm, Boundary Setting, and the Tyranny of Always Being Available

The Inbox That Never Sleeps: On Digital Overwhelm, Boundary Setting, and the Tyranny of Always Being Available The notification chime woke me at 4:17 AM this morning – not an emergency, not anything urgent, just another message in what has become an endless stream of digital demands on my attention. I lay there in the […]