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Every Itch Doesn't Need To Be Scratched. (Today I Learned #108)
Today I learned every itch doesn’t need to be scratched. I think people like me who didn’t have their fathers in their lives, or have hyper-reactive brains have a tough time with getting out of their own way. I’ve found that I have a hard time controlling my urges. I’ve found that I have a hard time being quiet and sitting still. I know a lot of people are like that. That’s one of the reasons I couldn’t finish through with college the first time. When your someone like me you have a lot of ideas racing through your mind and you get energized and excited at the smallest stimuli. A lot of times I’ve found myself laughing the loudest in a crowd and saying something inappropriate or just not being able to blend in. There are surely benefits to this perpetually fired up behavior. But the negatives can be and have been life ruining. I’ve found that when your somebody like me you’re a harm to yourself. You’ll get grand pie in the sky ideas and you’ll risk far more than necessary to have a shot at them. That was my story for awhile. I would push myself well beyond what anybody asked me to because I thought that would distiguish my art. Maybe it did maybe it didn’t. But I’ve found that these itches I have been having recently of pursuing a career in music when I’ve already done so for three years stems from my poor self-control. I’m sure a lot has to deal with just being hyper reactive by nature. Ever since I started meditating again I’ve been able to step back and analyze the itches I’ve been getting. The urges my brain is sending. And now I’ve learned from harsh experience that everything that your brain urges you to do doesn’t need to be done. Every itch one gets doesn’t need to be scratch. Time and energy are fixed. Some ideas are worth explore but some aren’t even worth revisiting. It’s hard to accept that when you’re a person like me who enjoys just merely pursuing different ideas. But it’s just how it is. There are good ideas and there are bad ideas. No matter how strong the urge I have to accept when something is a bad idea.
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Today I learned every itch doesn’t need to be scratched. I think people like me who didn’t have their fathers in their lives, or have hyper-reactive brains have a tough time with getting out of their own way. I’ve found that I have a hard time controlling my urges. I’ve found that I have a hard time being quiet and sitting still. I know a lot of people are like that. That’s one of the reasons I couldn’t finish through with college the first time. When your someone like me you have a lot of ideas racing through your mind and you get energized and excited at the smallest stimuli. A lot of times I’ve found myself laughing the loudest in a crowd and saying something inappropriate or just not being able to blend in. There are surely benefits to this perpetually fired up behavior. But the negatives can be and have been life ruining. I’ve found that when your somebody like me you’re a harm to yourself. You’ll get grand pie in the sky ideas and you’ll risk far more than necessary to have a shot at them. That was my story for awhile. I would push myself well beyond what anybody asked me to because I thought that would distiguish my art. Maybe it did maybe it didn’t. But I’ve found that these itches I have been having recently of pursuing a career in music when I’ve already done so for three years stems from my poor self-control. I’m sure a lot has to deal with just being hyper reactive by nature. Ever since I started meditating again I’ve been able to step back and analyze the itches I’ve been getting. The urges my brain is sending. And now I’ve learned from harsh experience that everything that your brain urges you to do doesn’t need to be done. Every itch one gets doesn’t need to be scratch. Time and energy are fixed. Some ideas are worth explore but some aren’t even worth revisiting. It’s hard to accept that when you’re a person like me who enjoys just merely pursuing different ideas. But it’s just how it is. There are good ideas and there are bad ideas. No matter how strong the urge I have to accept when something is a bad idea.