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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3. The Inner Countdown: You may not tell anyone, but inside, the timer has started. You browse a course, watch a reel on sustainability, hear someone mention a green job — and something quietly whispers “Soon.” Standby is the inner countdown running silently in the background.

Q3. Do you sense that you’ll start learning or changing soon, even if you haven’t begun yet?