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I’ve Been Negatively Programmed Through Guilt

You must do this, this, this, and that or you are not a faithful supporter — and so I have made a decision

Aurelia Bliss
All About M
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4 min readNov 25, 2024

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Guess what is the most fun and glamorous part of business travel. Go ahead, I’ll wait. Photo by form PxHere

I have been travelling a lot lately. Not to beaches, or mountains, or romantic cities in Old Europe, but rather on hectic work travel duties to speak and workshop and stuff like that.

If there are insanely cool things where I have been going, I have not had the time to see them. No lovely vistas, inspiring monuments, or concert halls for me. I am on a strict diet of work/sleep/travel/repeat.

Aside from the time spent being a professional chatty Cathy, there are a lot of scattered opportunities for downtime in various planes, trains, and uber-mobiles.

I know that doesn’t sound ideal, but I love to read, and having built-in reading times — even random ones — is a blessing when you’re constantly on the move. Because even short reads recharge me.

As a member of this platform, I have been able to find so many authors, topics, and stand-out gems, traveling for work is not SO horrible because my discoveries are with me all the time.

Let’s imagine leaving a meeting where people said and heard the same things as the meeting…

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Aurelia Bliss
Aurelia Bliss

Written by Aurelia Bliss

I write nonfiction, fiction, and sort-of-sort-of-not fiction. Whatever I'm writing at the moment is always me giving a peek. Top writer in Humor and History.

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