When Will We Ever Arrive?
To whatever destination we’re chasing.
As a final-year medical student preparing for board exams, I’ve been feeling something I can only describe as achievement fatigue. That quiet, persistent urge to keep checking things off my list—only to add even more back on.
Lately, I’ve been so fed up with studying that all I can think about are the things I’ll do after I pass. But unsurprisingly, they’re all just more goals: register for another exam, get another certificate, join another research project…
And the funny thing is—I don’t even celebrate my milestones. Every achievement is met not with joy, but with a sigh of relief. Not because I feel proud, but because it means I’m finally allowed to move on to the next thing. It’s as if I’ve forgotten how to sit in stillness. How to savor what is without immediately reaching for what could be.
But what if… this moment is enough?
What if we allowed ourselves to simply be—to wake up without pressure, to work without comparison, to rest without guilt?
Maybe you’re like me. Maybe you’re tired too—not from doing too little, but from striving without pause.
And if that’s the case, maybe it’s not a sign to push harder. Maybe it’s a sign to let go of the weight of “never enough.”
Let’s loosen our grip.
Let’s find joy not in reaching, but in resting.
The world can wait.
With love, light, and a touch of whimsy,
— Dr. Whimsy
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