There is a lot of work done that is unknown to everyone but the person that does it. I have seen many creative project to document trivial things that are unknown until someone popular post about it as a discovered marvel. The person documenting was doing it for themselves. Maybe some hope to be popular one day. I was instagramming all my espressi for years. I stopped because it was getting to heavy of a process. I was not enjoying it anymore. All the photos are still there. Only a handful of people looked at those photos and half of them were friends and family. ...
Contradictions
We are all walking contradictions. We say something and then we do something else. It brings the challenge that at some point you are not even trusting yourself. You say things and you know that you will not be able to live up to it. I realize that it is important that I do what I say and that I am very realistic with myself. If I want to complete my aquarium stand, I have to be realistic with when and how I will do it. I need to be realistic with my time and my abilities so that I am telling myself the truth. I will trust myself and will sound more confident when I tell my life partner that this is what I am doing. ...
Writing to think more clearly
I have listened to a few people explaining why taking the time to write helps you think more clearly. The first point was about presentation slides where we write bullet points, and we don’t have to put any meat around it. By stating it, it has to be true and accepted. It is not precise and there seems to be less critical thinking when it is in bullet form. If you have to write full sentences about your point, you will be presenting some evidence and arguments for it. ...
Learning to Say NO
We need to say NO to almost everything. When you think about it, we have very little time. We can’t be spending it on everything that looks interesting. We have to spend our time on only what is important. We have to let go. First, let go the guilt. It is ok to not be able to help everyone that needs help. We have to let go the idea that we can have it all. That is a ridiculous idea that has been spread because some people felt that they were compromising too much and that they could have everything they desired if they put in the effort. ...