u/FineDrive123

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Some days I feel overly sensitive to every small change in my body. A tiny cramp or heavy ache can make me nervous.But Other days, I realize I’ve become too used to pain. I keep working, walking, talking, and acting normal while someone else described the same feeling to me, I’d probably tell them to rest. It feels like endo has made me more alert to pain, but also more likely to dismiss it because I’ve had to function through it for so long.I miss being able to distinguish between “this is uncomfortable” and “I should stop pushing myself.”

I thought productivity meant having a better system.More apps, more checklists, more time blocking, more rules. But after a while, managing the system became its own kind of work.What helped me most was making my day simpler.I write down only three important tasks each morning. batch messages instead of checking them all day, try to group similar tasks together so I’m not constantly switching between writing, meetings, research, and small admin stuff.biggest one: I prepare my first task for tomorrow before I stop working today. It makes starting next morning much easier.

been in conversation with several creative and social media agencies over the past month as part of a decision process and i keep getting contradictory signals about what good actually looks like. one agency emphasizes data and analytics as the foundation of everything. another emphasizes creative instinct and says data kills good ideas. another says strategy is everything and execution is secondary. another says execution is the only thing that matters and strategy is just expensive talk.

i'm not sure any of them are completely wrong but i also cannot tell which perspective is most relevant for what i actually need which is more visibility, more credibility, and ultimately more business from social media in the UAE market.

how do you actually evaluate a creative agency's philosophy when the agencies themselves are telling you contradictory things?