alright, second post of the day, though I suppose it may appear first, because of how posting works, arriving at the top and then pushing the next entry down.
I was thinking about how, through my obsession with personal development, I've gathered an almost gross level of information, tools, techniques, stories, systems, etc. And because I'm a proponent of putting what you learn to use, I've given most of them at least a cursory try, and many of them an in-depth working-through. I think I've become quite good at identifying the better systems and teachers, and it gives me a kind of big advantage, going through life, having all these tools.
I really, really want to share them with everybody. Many of them are extremely useful, and it's so sad that people don't know about them, but really, my kind of mania is rare, and most people don't get obsessed with self-help, spiritual growth, and scientific literature made commonly accessible on performance, growth, and happiness. They don't have the time to read it, or the motivation to keep trying systems out until finding one that works well. Or continuing to search, looking for even better systems and tools.
I do have that obsession. I love researching this stuff, trying it out, noting its effectiveness, noting the traps and pitfalls associated with learning the different tools.
I also like talking about it, thinking about it, and, though I don't do this much in this blog, drawing little funny and informative comics about it, and my personal experiences with it. I think I could create something of benefit to people if I combined my obsession with my love of trying to boil down and explain things simply and my sense of humor and free, unselfconscious, quick and amateur art/graphics. Comics are scientifically the fastest, most efficient way of disseminating information to people. They are cheap to make and reproduce, and they include a mixture of graphics and words in a way that evokes the human love of story and reliance on visual information. (the back lobe of our brain is mostly about visual processing.)
I've decided this is on my checklist of things to do, once I have a bit more time. Which will certainly not be any sooner than the end of next summer, and may be significantly later than that. But the idea fills me with joy and mirth, so it's definitely on the list. It's an intersection of so many of my greatest passions, it would be a shame to not do it.
I suppose I should give a brief news update? Not much new to report. I got extremely sick for a few days last week and am still in the slow process of getting better. That throws me off my normal schedule because I'm getting as much rest as I can, which means no super early mornings where I can get in all my normal routine things. I have to abbreviate during work days and eat into my daytime during weekends.
I'm very happy to have this three day weekend. It really does feel like a huge gift, just to have an extra day to catch up on errands. I've mentioned how I don't like traditional vacations, but I deeply crave a month or two for a work vacation, where I catch-up on all the to-do's that have been sitting around in my "someday maybe" list for years.
As I get better at my efficiency and focus, getting more work done as I go along, it makes me fantasize about the day when I don't have the huge backlog, and can spend more of my free time learning and practicing skills I want to learn, or working on creative projects, like the above mentioned one.
Anyhoo, love and blessings to you, dear friends and family, and a courteous hello, to the random curiosity seekers.
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