I really like what I just read. “Create a lot and publish a little.”
I think they are coming from the point that too much is better than too little. I guess it has been a thing of mine that when it comes to winning a worthwhile fight too much is better than too little. I am of the opinion that I prefer to overwhelm then underwhelm (on that subject why is someone always over or underwhelmed. They are never whelmed.) The thing for me is, when it comes to personal output I like the thought of having more than enough. Of having a choice of what I submit. Of choosing what I consider the best. Of necessity that means discarding much. That is the way I rather be (except when it comes to shopping. I find if there is only one then the choice is easy). There are times when something just flows, and I go with it to the end. I really enjoy times like that. Nothing seems too hard and while something may be a challenge it is one that I seem more than equipped to handle. I make hay while the sun shines. At other times even the noblest of causes seems difficult and each win comes at a considerable cost of time and effort. No matter really. As said yesterday a step is better than no step. The thing about having too much is that I choose the best from an assortment. It is like at the moment. I am doing personal study and reading and recording heaps. There is stuff I know I will discard but in the rejects are gems. I would have never discovered them if I had not gone where I was going. 99 percent of what I looked at may be rejected. But to me the one percent was worth keeping and will allow me to build on it. I am excited about the little though it took a lot to glean it. Bit like the opal or gold hunters I see on tv really. They only find by looking. Much time is spent gleaning nothing. Yet the time is worth it. They know where what they are after is not, and amid much excitement they come across what they want. I am the same. My opals or gold may be different but in my mind what I am after is worth looking for in the good times and bad.
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There is something I received yesterday in an email from James Clear. It is related to what I have been thinking about a lot of late.
"Opportunities are grains of sand. They slide right past drooping fingers, but an active palm can gather whatever is within reach and shape it into a little castle. It is the act of engaging with the material that gives it shape." It all has to do with something I quoted recently from Ernest Hemingway. ‘Gradually then suddenly.” I really feel that the “gradually” time is what this lsaying relates to. To me it is the gradually time I need to make the most of. To me the gradually time is my preparation time. It is advantageous to me to make the most of it. I can though spend all my spare time watching tv or on social media. But I will have nothing to show for the time, and when the pressure is on (like in the “suddenly” time) I mayl lack the strength I need to deal with it. Good chance that while I am off trying to get the strength I need, the crisis will come to a head and I will be at a loss and unable to deal with it. On the other hand I like what is said about “an active palm can gather whatever is within reach and shape it into a little castle.” I reckon big time that is what I need to do. There is stuff within my reach that I can use. For me the internet is a biggy these days. I need only type in a thought or question and a multitude of different ideas come up. Also there are a lot of books I can read. It is commonly said that no one reads these days, but so many interviews I see on tv feature shelves of books in the background. Other people also have stuff I relate to and use. The bottom line for me is to make use of what is at hand. Little or much, some is useful and not to be disregarded. |