Pain got bad, so imma be horizontal the rest of the day. See y’all tomorrow!

Since losing my job in August, I've been having a rough time staying consistent with my productivity. I would have a huge spike from the adrenalin of the moment, and then I would crash. As time has gone on, the height of those spikes has dropped, but the frequency of the crashes has stayed the same. I'm reminded of the graph of a vibrating string. The position keeps coming back up, but the magnitude of the curve steadily decays without new energy being put into the system. Just hoping I'm able to make some real progress before it flattens out completely.

Let's complain together! What are you going through? A couple little rules to keep it effective: 1. Say what you need. Posting a complaint? Say up front whether you want advice or just want to be heard. Sometimes you just need to say the damn thing out loud. 2. Follow the lead. Responding to someone else's post? Hold the advice unless they asked for it. 3. No Sadness Olympics. Every complaint is valid. Nobody's handing out medals for Most Miserable.

In The Lab, complaints aren't just tolerated, they're celebrated! Introduce yourself to your fellow lab rats: What brought you here? What constraints are you struggling with?