Emily Mitchell
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I couldn't focus on, you know, the evidences that my grades went down. And I graduated high school undistinguished academically under 3.0.
I couldn't focus on, you know, the evidences that my grades went down. And I graduated high school undistinguished academically under 3.0.
I wasn't even interested in the fuzzy stuff. It was the structure and the fact that you could do something with a slim piece of thread and turn it into a whole humankind's history of, you know, both art and function. It's an amazing history. And it was interesting to do.
I wasn't even interested in the fuzzy stuff. It was the structure and the fact that you could do something with a slim piece of thread and turn it into a whole humankind's history of, you know, both art and function. It's an amazing history. And it was interesting to do.
So I joined the company, and we've been together as creative and life partners ever since.
So I joined the company, and we've been together as creative and life partners ever since.
So I'm in a business now. with deadlines. I'm in business with a partner, someone who, in his case, was a champion workhorse, could get things done in a very structured way, on time reliably, and at a high level, at a high professional standard. I am very good at generating ideas, but you have to close it up.
So I'm in a business now. with deadlines. I'm in business with a partner, someone who, in his case, was a champion workhorse, could get things done in a very structured way, on time reliably, and at a high level, at a high professional standard. I am very good at generating ideas, but you have to close it up.
I might say, well, I really need to run out all three. You know, I need to take these three to the next level. Or, and then while you're looking at the three, you might say, you know, this one has led me to a variation that, and so on.
I might say, well, I really need to run out all three. You know, I need to take these three to the next level. Or, and then while you're looking at the three, you might say, you know, this one has led me to a variation that, and so on.
Also, just the office environment. You've got a list of things you have to get done every single day. So I found myself often staying up all night. And that wasn't... In some people's lives, that's not a problem. But it was difficult for my partner... It caused a lot of anxiety for him. That was painful for me.
Also, just the office environment. You've got a list of things you have to get done every single day. So I found myself often staying up all night. And that wasn't... In some people's lives, that's not a problem. But it was difficult for my partner... It caused a lot of anxiety for him. That was painful for me.
It was painful for me because I don't like letting people down, which if you remember the doctor in kindergarten, Emily likes people. She does not like to be a problem to people. And I didn't when I was 24 or 38 either. So I started wondering why.
It was painful for me because I don't like letting people down, which if you remember the doctor in kindergarten, Emily likes people. She does not like to be a problem to people. And I didn't when I was 24 or 38 either. So I started wondering why.
Yeah, yeah. But in the meantime, we know we're starting to have a family of small children, and we're running this business. So I think I spoke to a guidance counselor, the local college, to double-check that I had made a good decision. You know, it wasn't the profession. It was office work.
Yeah, yeah. But in the meantime, we know we're starting to have a family of small children, and we're running this business. So I think I spoke to a guidance counselor, the local college, to double-check that I had made a good decision. You know, it wasn't the profession. It was office work.
Yeah. Why am I unhappy in my job? You know, why does this feelāit's just so stressful. Yeah. I ended up speaking to my family doctor, annual physical. How are you? How are you doing? And he said, you know, you you let's have a look at your brain. It might be just your brain that the way your brain is.
Yeah. Why am I unhappy in my job? You know, why does this feelāit's just so stressful. Yeah. I ended up speaking to my family doctor, annual physical. How are you? How are you doing? And he said, you know, you you let's have a look at your brain. It might be just your brain that the way your brain is.
So at 30, I was diagnosed with ADD. There's no mention of H. There's no H in there.
So at 30, I was diagnosed with ADD. There's no mention of H. There's no H in there.