# August 28th, 2022 “Quiet Quitting”

By [AD](https://paragraph.com/@ad-8) · 2022-08-28

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A girl's close up shot, Interior of a living room, wide angle, vacuum, sweep, cleaning tools, very high detailed, cinematic lighting, hyperrealistic, 8k

Traveled home today. After a few days of semi holiday - can’t say it’s really one as it was to attend an event - I feel better. This proves it’s crucial for hard workers to cut off from work once for a while.

After arrival I start cleaning. With funky music, I spend time taking care of every corner of the living room, putting things back where they are supposed to be, doing laundry, taking out of trash. I finally treat myself seriously enough, work hard like it’s a real job.

I’m still not energized like before, hasn’t found my passion back. I learnt a word the other day: quiet quitting. It’s when you only do the minimum at work and don’t bother to change or hustle anymore. I’ve been like like this since I started this diary.

For me it’s like a silent protest of not being valued and losing the feeling of achievement. Tho I think I still work harder than others but I’m definitely less productive than before.

Maybe it’s for me to find the balance. I took it too serious at work and even in sleep I think about it. I’ve been careless of myself, my body, my hobby, and my soul. When I’m taking enough of break from the quiet quitting, I might be able to find the passion back.

Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s a healthy thing, it can be passive but it’s inevitable. It’s not like I didn’t communicate with my manager about my frustrations, it’s just that even him is powerless for some matters and I don’t blame him, well, deep down I don’t.

Tomorrow is a new day, it’s the 23rd day of my quiet quitting, let’s see how many more I will need.

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*Originally published on [AD](https://paragraph.com/@ad-8/august-28th-2022-quiet-quitting)*