Ilgop Son Samgyupsal and Pub

06/03/2025

12/02/2025

At first, it sounds like a dream. Work from anywhere, set your own hours, no office, no boss breathing down your neck.

And in many ways, it is a dream. But here’s what people don’t talk about:

It’s 10 PM, and I’m still replying to emails. It’s a weekend, but I’m thinking about deadlines.

I’m on vacation, yet my laptop is right beside me—because the work doesn’t stop just because I decided to take a break.

No fixed hours means I’m always on. No office means my home, my bed, even a beachside café can turn into a workplace.

And the so-called “freedom” sometimes feels like a trap—because when your work follows you everywhere, where do you really rest?

And the hardest part?

You start forgetting what it feels like to be fully present. You check your phone in the middle of conversations. You feel restless when you’re not working, as if slowing down means falling behind.

It’s like you’re always in two places at once—physically here, but mentally stuck in the next task, the next deadline, the next client.

But despite the exhaustion, the pressure, the loneliness of doing everything on my own—I still choose this.

Because for all its struggles, I know I’m building something for myself. And for that, I am grateful.

If you’re in this too, I see you. And I know how heavy it can get.