I'm taking a break

I'm Burnt.

Since losing my job I have been attending all 3 of Boston's locals' week after week after week, and it's getting to the point where I'm exhausted. I have been assisting with TOing at NGP, stream at Sconefest, and both at BU every week and it's reflecting in my performance at all three. Sloppy seeding, scheduling, stream management, among other things are examples of a quality of work I'm not proud of and are clear sign that some time off is needed for me. I plan on taking a full month off after Allston Allstars ends to focus on both me and my mental health, both of which have been in the gutter for some time now.

Outside of the leadership side of things Smash itself has also gotten stale and sucked of its joy lately, I don't find it very fun right now mostly just irritating. However, I don't think this is a sign that I want to quit competing, rather I think it's just the result of so many tournaments back-to-back and playing this game basically every single day. I personally think if anyone does the same thing every day over and over without rest it's inevitable, they'll get sick of it. So, my plan is to also not enter any tournaments or play the game during this break, that way I can get some rest and come back fresh and ready.

I'll likely at some point pull up to an event to say hello to the homies but if I do I plan on not helping with anything and likely won't enter bracket. Serving this community has been a true passion of mine and I'm so thankful for all the wonderful people in it, I'm certain you will all understand my reasoning for this absence. My love for this community is vast and I wish to provide it with the best I can, so I will rest until I can get back to being my best.

<3
- Woodley
4/12/24