i used to take redeye flights across coasts like it was a normal commute. hop on a 11:30pm after my thursday night class to arrive in NY friday morning for work and meetings. spend the weekend with my love, then be back in LA by 3pm tuesday afternoon for my first class of the week. write 50pg thesis papers in airport lounges. design marketing decks 35,000 feet up. two multinational clients while making the Dean’s List my last two semesters. THAT was the grind. and the only way to maintain a steady long-distance relationship. working life makes you soft.