#384 Why you don’t need a how-to program

What do you see that others don’t even notice?

What do you feel that others don’t even seem to care about?

What do you like to do that most others never even entertain?

What do you write about that most others haven’t even considered?

And instead of seeing such differences as a societal warning sign, discouraging you from pursuing it…

Can you see them as an encouraging sign of unique contributions you’re about to make?

Embrace your individuality.

It’s hard to predict the perfect moment to write, where the stars align and inspiration strikes.

But you can make sure you’re there for it when it happens.

And the only way to be there for it is to write today, no matter the circumstances.

Because maybe the act of writing today is what makes the stars align.

We all want to avoid doing things that make us miserable.

Yet avoiding them often takes the shape of prioritizing them.

“I’ll do this unpleasant thing first so that I can get to the fun stuff.”

Unfortunately, it seems to be a rule that the more unpleasant tasks you cross off your to-do list, the more unpleasant tasks appear on your to-do list.

Sometimes it makes sense to do the essential things first, even if that means you keep the unpleasant things on your to-do list.

This is not a free pass to avoid unpleasant things and only do something you like.

It’s about doing the things that matter, regardless of whether they’re pleasant.

It’s about coming to terms with the fact that you’ll probably always drown in chores and busy work to do, then doing the important stuff anyway.

Journaling question of the day:

Where are you prioritizing and attracting things that make you miserable instead of doing the work that matters?