POLLS : Standby;

Everywhere you look today — campuses, offices, coffee shops — people sit with laptops open, waiting for the “right moment” to begin something meaningful. Standby is that quiet pause before a shift. It’s readiness disguised as waiting.

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2. The Half-Loaded Progress Bar: Just like apps updating on weak Wi-Fi — you move, pause, doubt, resume. Many learners feel 50% ready and 50% clueless before starting something new. That’s completely normal. Standby is simply acknowledging that being “partly prepared” is still preparation.

Q2. Do you feel “half ready, half unsure” about starting something new?