Regular blog attempt #4
So. Anyone that's come across this blog before has probably seen how infrequently I update it. Part of that is due to Facebook serving as an adequate outlet for microblogging. So basically what happens is I have some random thought or something interesting worth sharing. I share it on Facebook, get a handful of comments and 'likes' and then I never consider it again. In rare cases some discussion is had.
Part of my unending quest towards self improvement is to force myself to develop new habits. With some help from some software on my phone aptly named Hab-it! One of those habits is obviously blogging & journalling my thoughts and life. I see three immediate benefits to this.
1) I can clear my mind by writing stuff down, rather than bouncing around an idea in my head indefinitely until I get a chance to discuss it with someone or work it on more.
2) I'll get more practice writing and putting my thoughts and ideas into structured essays. Which should aid with my aspirations of writing a book one day.
3) I'll get a chance to document some of my life. I watched a TED talk recently about a guy, Cesar, who made a 1 second video every day for the past year of his life. He was doing it so he'd never forget a day.
So expanding on #3, a 1 second video doesn't mean much to an outside observer, but to him it serves as an anchor point for his memories of that day. It winds up being an ordered system of remembering things. One of the benefits he mentioned was that he was making his days more valuable, so he'd try and do something worth remembering each day. Now I'm unlikely to be able to make a 1 second video each day just yet. I'd certainly try it if there was a convenient application to remind me to take one my phone each day. At least writing something each day is a start.
I've got plenty of ideas for things to write about for the next couple of weeks. So we'll see how this goes.
Tags: blog, habit, improvement, self