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- Fri Jan 01, 2021 11:37 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
- Replies: 87
- Views: 13003
Re: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
Interim work I have been a bit MIA because I got a last minute temporary office job 2 weeks ago. That is done now. It was a 10 minute walk from home and the colleagues were friendly. The work was boring and repetitive, and by the end of each week, I had ran out of work, which made the day pass slow...
- Thu Dec 24, 2020 6:23 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Intro from Belgium
- Replies: 4
- Views: 425
Re: Intro from Belgium
Welcome, from a fellow Belgian 

- Mon Dec 14, 2020 4:48 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
- Replies: 87
- Views: 13003
Re: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
I see that I did a great job at making it seem as if I am my own hero. Lol
I am not.
I am not.
- Mon Dec 14, 2020 4:43 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
- Replies: 87
- Views: 13003
Re: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
Haha, ertyu! Well, in fact, I had to list my own talents and shortcomings so I got those noted anyway! ;) If I apply what you said on this exercise, I must say that yes, I see a LOT of projecting. For example, my friend who is very empathetic and an enormous people pleaser named almost exclusively p...
- Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:53 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: 3 yrs to FI: ertyu's journal
- Replies: 369
- Views: 40707
Re: 3 yrs to FI: ertyu's journal
What a bummer. I hope they at least left the gold, for ertyu's sake

- Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:48 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: disk_poets road towards semi-ERE
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2351
Re: disk_poets road towards semi-ERE
I find that I often hold myself to higher standards than my employers do. It might be the same for you. If you got positive feedback, you better believe it 

- Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:45 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: 3 yrs to FI: ertyu's journal
- Replies: 369
- Views: 40707
- Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:41 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
- Replies: 87
- Views: 13003
Re: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
Job coaching part 2 So today was my second session of job coaching and it was a fun one. I returned home full of energy. And I got 2 resources! For your typical renaissance person. The Ted talk describes me to a T. It was a bit uncanny. https://www.ted.com/talks/emilie_wapnick_why_some_of_us_don_t_...
- Sun Nov 22, 2020 8:58 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
- Replies: 87
- Views: 13003
Re: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
I'm happy you are feeling better today. I still see a lot of my colleague-friends from previous jobs, so not all is lost. I also made a lot of friends through volunteering. Yes, it resonates with me. I think I was looking at the job coaching in general, because I am dumping 60 euros per session into...
- Sat Nov 21, 2020 2:35 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
- Replies: 87
- Views: 13003
Re: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
Job coaching part 1 So I had my first session on Monday and it took me nearly all week to process most of it, and the next one is around the corner :shock: The session was around 1h15 duration and we walked around a local park while we discussed the exercise. Normally, my coach tries to finish a wh...
- Sat Nov 21, 2020 2:15 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
- Replies: 87
- Views: 13003
Re: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
Well damn, I didn't mean to make you people depressed with this exercise. I was overwhelmed by the last exercise :lol: I bump into quite a lot of grief around how different my life would have turned out if I had actual support - I bump mainly into parents/close friends stuff. Coaching, after all, is...
- Sat Nov 21, 2020 4:56 am
- Forum: Inspiration
- Topic: (Bad) ERE Poetry
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1990
Re: (Bad) ERE Poetry
Non INTJ
Reading all these forum posts
My brain is breaking
Reading all these forum posts
My brain is breaking
- Tue Nov 17, 2020 3:56 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
- Replies: 87
- Views: 13003
Re: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
The (job) coaching was interesting. Will post my thoughts on it in a couple days.
Feeling overwhelmed atm~
Feeling overwhelmed atm~
- Tue Nov 10, 2020 12:01 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
- Replies: 87
- Views: 13003
Re: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
"where do you see yourself in five years" I hate that question. I feel like the exercise is helpful for both info mining and unearthing insights. No world-shocking insights so far, but things I knew that got confirmed once again: - I frequently start new hobbies and stop after 1-2 years (i...
- Sun Nov 08, 2020 4:54 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
- Replies: 87
- Views: 13003
Re: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
Good luck with the hunt! It seems to make the rounds currently. I also really can't stand phone calls. I procrastinate them like almost nothing else :D Also +1 on ertyu. I hope the coaching goes well. I often find it helpful to get other perspectives. It's something I've personally struggled with o...
- Sun Nov 08, 2020 4:40 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
- Replies: 87
- Views: 13003
Re: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
Will you tell us what your coach is making you do? I'm curious! Hope you enjoy it and she turns out to be a good fit. Good luck with job hunting! For sure! And thank you. My first exercise that I need to have ready by Friday is a visual lifeline (timeline), divided in segments of 6 years, starting ...
- Fri Nov 06, 2020 10:53 am
- Forum: Health Questions
- Topic: COVID topic vol 2
- Replies: 638
- Views: 34847
Re: COVID topic vol 2
Does anyone have any scientific sources that go into details on the mink zoonosis? That has the potential to be massive significant because zoonosis tends to increase virulence, but I'm having a difficult time finding reputable scientific details on this incident. You might find some interesting re...
- Fri Nov 06, 2020 10:28 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
- Replies: 87
- Views: 13003
Re: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
:roll: Exactly. Good thing is I start my first session with my coach next Friday. Hoping it'll be less fluffy :D We video called for a free intake of about half an hour and she seems understanding and good-humoured, the latter which I am not (anymore). It'll be an interesting combination. I asked fo...
- Fri Nov 06, 2020 3:14 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
- Replies: 87
- Views: 13003
Re: Mae & FrugalPatat's Journey
@ertyu, I lost interest in reading Design Your Life after the first exercise. I tend to not pick up a book again if that happens. I think what put me off was the sales pitch and supposedly USP every other page, and lots of information that they could have left out. Don't like fluffy texts.
- Tue Oct 27, 2020 1:53 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: disk_poets road towards semi-ERE
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2351