https://omaciel.github.io/tags/ego/Recent content in Ego on Og Maciel's JournalHugoen-usMon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://omaciel.github.io/posts/2026-01-05-the-day-i-didnt-quit/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://omaciel.github.io/posts/2026-01-05-the-day-i-didnt-quit/<h1 id="the-day-i-didnt-quit">The Day I Didn&rsquo;t Quit</h1> <h2 id="on-ego-alignment-and-the-power-of-pausing-before-you-leap">On Ego, Alignment, and the Power of Pausing Before You Leap</h2> <p><img src="https://omaciel.github.io/images/the-day-i-didnt-quit.png" alt="Illustration generated using AI image tools, prompted and directed by the author.">The Day I Didn&rsquo;t Quit</p> <p>After working for 2.5 years as a consultant at a governmental agency in New York as a software engineer, I took advantage of the fact that my position was eliminated after a silly argument with my then-manager and started looking for something new. My wife and I were expecting our second daughter, and the thought of continuing with the same schedule and routine I’d had for the last 2.5 years felt unbearable—something I simply wasn’t willing to do anymore.</p>