It was 10 PM and there I sat, alone at the kitchen table in the dormitory, munching on a late-night snack and mindlessly doomscrolling on IG, desperately trying to numb the sharp pang of guilt that was gnawing at my gut. I was on a work trip, staying over in a student dormitory, and supposed to host and facilitate a workshop the next morning.
As usual, I hadn't prepared for the workshop other than a rough agenda I had sent to the participants. And as usual, I felt like a failure for not having prepared for the workshop well in advance. It was true that I had been incredibly busy, but perhaps I should have prioritized this task over other things that had consumed my time in the past few weeks.
Like countless times before, I blaimed myself for being such a slob and found myself thinking that next time I'd prepare well in advance while knowing deep down that it's a promise I've never been able to keep - and I just kept on scrolling like I was paralyzed except for my thumb…
… when a meme appeared on my IG feed (praised be the Algorithm!) and hit me like a bolt of lightning!
It was a picture of the superhero dad from The Incredibles putting on his superhero mask and saying "It's showtime!" and the text above said: "When you've waited until the night before a project is due so you can guarantee a hyperfocus".
