The Silent Outlier

When your presence is loud but your contribution is quiet.

He attended the mandatory team-building event. He laughed at the right jokes, complimented the catering, and performed the required enthusiasm. He was physically present, a warm body in the room, but his mind felt miles away, watching the scene detachedly. He hadn't contributed a single original idea all afternoon, yet he felt profoundly exhausted by the constant social maintenance. He realized he was mastering a new form of presenteeism: not working while sick, but performing happiness while depleted.

for neither home nor work, just depleted from the effort of crossing the mental bridge.

😊 😐 😰 😵

💖 A heartbeat thought by Christian van Gils

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