"Toughness is how you endure. Calm is how you respond. Presence is how you lead."
The sprint drags. Bugs multiply. Focus frays.
At some point, the question shifts from "What's next?" to "Where am I right now?"
Not in the backlog. It is not in a tab, lost to context switching.
But right here, fingers on the keys, mind steady.
Presence isn't a hack or a mindset trick.
It's what steadies you when systems fail, and silence stretches.
Read: Day 171 - Presence Is the Peak
If burnout creeps in or your mind is preoccupied with five tasks ahead, pause here.
Because presence doesn't ship the code.
But it makes the coder worth following.
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