Small, distracting things are like dust bunnies.
They accumulate over time and multiply, eventually taking up enough space in your life that the only way to get rid of them is to make a clean sweep.
In reference to an earlier post I made, about how I will spend my remaining X days of 2021, I figure I'd better do some sweeping away of the no-longer-needed in my life.
These could be activities, objects, even relationships - which I've also discussed before in another earlier post - that are taking up space without providing any benefit.
I shall probably start with old documents and files on my computer from the yesteryears.
Do you have any dust bunnies you need to get rid of?
"You're Doing a Good Job." How Should I Feel About That?
If someone tells you that you're doing a good job, should you feel glad?
Or should you wonder why they're telling you something you already know?
Time-based Planning vs Event-based Planning. Is One Better Than The Other?
Timelines don't make a whole lot of sense to me.
I get that planning for the future usually requires some sort of base to build the plan on.
And the default seems to be a linear view of time dotted with sequential milestones.
I, like most people I know, grew up with this understanding and use of timelines.
Time-based linear schedules while in school, when you go on overseas travel tours ("We'll meet here in 1 hour!"), or when you try to plan your days / weeks out.
And they are easy to use both because they are ubiquitous, understood by most people, and straightforward (note the use of 'straight' and 'forward').
The issue I've always had with timelines is that, once they project a certain distance into the future, there are practically no guarantees that any of it will pan out "as planned".
Perhaps it's my disposition towards going with the flow or my preference to observe that leads me to plan my life around events as opposed to time.
And I know that it's not an easy concept to "get" for people who've always planned around time.
I suppose I'll have to dig a bit deeper and elaborate on this some time in the near future, because it isn't something I've explored that much yet.
If you have any thoughts on this, I'd love to hear from you.
What Have You Been Doing With Your Life?
Every 1st day of the month, at 12 noon, the Public Warning System in Singapore plays a chime reminiscent of church bells.
When I was much younger, I wondered which church it was that was able to do that so loudly and so close by.
These days, I refer to it as the "What have you been doing with your life?" bell.
And, in the past year, I can't say I have a very good answer.
It's been quite a roller-coaster ride, and I'm not a fan of roller-coasters.
Some day soon, though, I will have a great answer to that question.
And I look forward to it.