To set the scene: Last weekend I lost my voice, and then on Monday I woke up feeling totally ill. Maybe it was change of seasons, maybe it was the typhoon, or, maybe it was just not taking a break since in months. Probably a mixture of all three. Some things I have learned about losing your voice: It wasn’t as big a deal as I felt: Nobody minded postponing, cancelling or facilitating my meetings. In big meetings that couldn’t be skipped, people were more attentive to chat than normal. So I typed. A lot. Communicating without speaking is really hard: Trying to describe my symptoms to my doctor was really hard. I don’t think I realised how much of a crutch I have found speaking. Talking is a big part of who I have become: I felt like I couldn’t really express myself, and I noticed that even my inner monologue was quieter. OK so how do you spend a week where you’re not going out, and you can’t talk to anyone? You pick up the todo item from 2022 to “Have a personal away day”, combine it…
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