#1 — Do you always need a reason to do something?
No you don’t. The activity in itself IS the goal.
It is the difference in reason and meaning. Finding a reason for doing something or find meaning in the doing itself. We tend to treat reason as a condition for permission. We’re taught that if something doesn’t have a good reason we’re better off spending our time elsewhere.
The most important yes is the yes you give to yourself. Give yourself permission to do something because you want to. Then do it. No overthinking necessary.
A good personal metric: how much of the day is spent doing things out of obligation rather than out of interest? Decide the percentages for yourself.
Today I started the Shop30for30 writing challenge. The idea is to write 30 atomic essays (under 250 words) every day for 30 days.One week ago I started to prepare and think of all the reasons why I should.
Coming up with ways to justify the time and effort needed. Then someone asked me: do you like to write? I said I do.
How many more reasons do you need? Thanks, got it.
Worst case I’ll become a better writer.
As with most habits, if you skip a day it becomes easier to skip again. Skip enough gym days in a row, and you lose the habit of working out regularly.
The best workout for you is the one you’re excited enough to do every day.
(247 words, haha)
