I was hit by a flu bug a little over a week ago.

It came after a period of sleep anxiety, the effects of which I still feel every now and then. My immune system was probably pretty low after a few days of non-sleep, thanks to an inconsiderate neighbour from upstairs. Despite multiple attempts to communicate, they continue walking like elephants and randomly dropping items on the floor at all hours of the day and night, and early in the morning.

This isn’t going to turn into a rant about inconsiderate neighbours, as much as I’d like it to be.

I just wanted to write some of my thoughts down while I was ill.

I still had to go to work, though for 1.5 days, when the fever finally showed up, I couldn’t anymore.

Because of the vast amounts and varieties of remedies, the symptoms (apart from the fever) were very mild. Even the dreaded post-cough rarely comes up. I usually suffer from a post-infection cough for at least another week or two.

I was reminded, during the illness, that, though my colleagues were mostly understanding and tried to help, I cannot stay in a state of work responsibility forever.

I would certainly hope that I stay in good health for the rest of my life - and should probably be more proactive in ensuring that this is the case.

That said, there is an increasing urge to work in a less-stressful up-and-down way.

I actually asked an AI platform to analyse and make suggestions based on my preferences, skills, and limitations. Some of the suggestions are extremely useful. I intend to follow at least some of them.

Because I have not fully pondered and considered all the information, I’ll delay talking about it until a future post. This one is just an update - a much-needed one.