The need to simplify


It’s a well known fact that I have many interests. What is less known is that I feel stretched in too many directions. I need to find a path and focus on it.

Where do I excel? Work that involves people and creativity. I thrive on positive feedback loops that incrementally increase the level of difficulty. Photography, music, and certain types of software design provide an excellent outlet for this type of work. All three mediums provide a form of instant gratification that allow me to subjectively evaluate myself.

The question is, what path should I take. I cannot eliminate all my activities that require procedure and conformity, but I can try to set myself up for more positive feedback loops by simply removing the events that generate negative feedback. As such, I’m going to start removing activities from my schedule and focus strictly on the positive. Less quantity in my work, more quality. We’ll see where that gets me.

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Hey! I am at a coffee shop right now studying and there is a bunch of orchestra members sharing my table and it is making me miss you terribly….

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idunno, quantity has a quality all it’s own.