Again on the road, again commuting to work and while it is 04:00 AM and I arrived to the airport, after taking a coffee and going to my usual spot where I can plug in my laptop I've started writing an article and the only thing that comes to mind is simplify, simplify, simplify. We all tend to gather more and more in life and at some point we look around us and realize that we simple need so little from all that we have. And at some point managing all of it, handling every piece of it simply becomes exhausting and we find out that we can consume our energy in a better way. Instead of consuming more and more, maybe we can take a step back and simply think of building something in order to put our mark in this world.
My mind wonders around in this morning and probably in a corner of it I've already started decluttering and going more for a minimalist living and enjoy experiences and write new stories. We all go through different stages in our lives and on my side I feel like the easiest way is to try and simplify things around me in order to achieve everything I need with minimum effort. Automating things in a way of not to start the day with a checklist to run after is what I feel suits me better. Work smart not hard some would say. And I agree that's the way to go and now more than ever AI comes to help with that. And while there is some resistance to it and some of us fear of losing privacy or other stuff, it is a matter if you want to do more with less or not. And I think we can still achieve things without losing anything that we want to protect.
Simplifying things allow us to prioritize what's important in our lives as well. Projects demand time and energy and I think that while we are very young we can consume that without too much worry. But at some point we realize that some of our resources like time is the most precious one and we need to use it wisely and to get the most out of it. For example if there is something very easy to do that will earn us pennies versus something quite complex and hard but that earns us x1000 or more, which will you choose? First tendency would be to go for the easy thing with no stress right? Wrong! Not only that you will not achieve much, but time will pass by and you will realize that you haven't move much from where you were before. So I feel that I need to push pass this resistance point and go for the hard things.
Maybe it seems that I am talking a lot of nonsense and while that might be true as I sip from my coffee, there is a point I want to make: I feel that I need to simplify and prioritize things with bigger impact, even if these are harder to achieve. Some might fail, but those that do come to fruition will push us higher that we can ever imagine. We simply need to chose the hard path if that gets us to our goals and even dreams. I hope this early post finds you well and will you a boost to follow your dreams and go for the big prize, even if it's harder to achieve! 😉