Reflections and Embracing imperfections

I’ve always been fascinated with writing, expressing myself — in general.

Yet, I’ve pushed off writing consistently for many years.

Why such inconsistency?

Every time I talked with someone about something interesting, I felt like sharing it with others. Because I’d have found value in that if somebody had shared it with me and I assume some people might feel the same way. So, I don’t think its a lack of desire, no.

Fear of not being perfect? Could be. Not of what others might think, but of what I think after a few days or years.

You see, I suffer from this perfectionist paralysis. I desire that everything I say or put out should be as sophisticated as possible. I’ve made a mistake of not understanding how impractical that is and how that stops the progress. And I see a lot of people doing it.

I don’t want to ponder on this too long; the point is, I think this is one of the reasons why I delayed writing more. Interestingly, these days, I try to find inspiration from imperfections.

Another reason for inconsistency, I think, is not giving it enough priority in my daily routine. I am still unsure how much priority I’ve for writing. But I keep coming back to this time to time because intuitively, I know it helps me.

And there could be many subtle reasons too — those that I do not understand yet.

Whatever the reasons are, this is me here, showing up, giving it another shot. Let’s see how far it goes this time, shall we? ;)

What do I get from this?

Well, first of all — writing helps me think clearly. When I read these things in the future, it often surprises me. It helps me re-live the state of mind that I had at the time of writing. It helps me remember who I was and what has changed. It reminds me of my promises, helps me reset my compass, to adjust the direction that I am moving in, reminds me of my visions.

I’ve come to believe that I need all these things for my consistent progress, and as a result — get closer to my potential.

So, how and what now?

Well, I think until a person truly understands the importance of something, they will never put time into it, it never becomes a priority in their life ¹. Even if it does at some point, it has to be reminded — again and again.

For that, I think a community, group of people could help. To help you to stay on track, to remind you, to keep you accountable. I am carrying such experiments now. I am excited to share those experiences and learnings in the coming days, months, hopefully, years.

Takeaways

For myself:
I will try to put out one post every month, irrespective of the quality. It’s time to learn to embrace imperfection.

For you:
Well, embrace your imperfections — your life isn’t meant to be perfect from every possible direction, it’s meant to be lived.

Also, if you intuitively know something is important for you, but you can’t stick with it: Research, learn WHY it’s important.

Prove your mind logically, rationally, emotionally that it’s important — by knowing more: by research. Once you are aware why something is important, your behavior automatically changes. I guess that could be another post in detail.

That’s all for now. See you around, Reader ;)

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Footnotes

1. I wan to get this point home, so, consider an example of health. Do you think health is important? Don’t give me a simple BS answer of, “Yes, of course”, instead, really think about it right now. Give it at least 30 seconds.
   Though everybody says that it’s important, yet most people are careless about it until it’s too late. Then they find millions of things to blame. Sooner you realize the importance of things, sooner you prioritize them. As I am typing this, I’ve so many things in mind that I know are important, but I am being careless about them cause I don’t understand their importance fully. Find out what those are for you and spend some time researching and UNDERSTAND how important that thing is for you and what it really means to not have that or consequence of ignoring it. ↩