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David Au Yeung
David Au Yeung

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Do you have "Monthly Limit Anxiety" like me?

Every time I finish a task, I pretend to be calm, professional, and focused.

Then, like clockwork, I check the quota bar again.

It doesn't like the progress bar, I don't want it to grow even a bit.
I care about every move it makes.
I care about every instruction I send.

Tonight's screenshot says 96.5% used.

My brain says: danger.
My brain says: That move isn't good enough, like I'm playing chess against my own quota bar.

At this point, I am not tracking project progress.

I am tracking survival.

But here is the comedy twist:

It is 30/9, 22:45.
Tomorrow is 1 Oct.

So yes, I am at 96%.

And yes, I am suddenly the most peaceful person alive,

because next morning is basically a software patch for my emotions.

Token reset is coming.

Panic deprecated.

I call it Monthly Limit Anxiety.

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