Life is too short not to do what you love. That doesn't mean that what you love necessarily has to be what you do for a living, or that you have to do what you love 24/7. It doesn't even mean that you should never do what you hate. Even the things you love most in your life are going to include some component in them that you don't like to do. What it does mean is that you should make a commitment to yourself to do the things you love on a regular basis.
Of a place for learning and doing and saving the world with a combination of high and low tech. It would be a place where the "maker philosophy" would be spread. Instead of focusing on how bad the world is, we'd focus on how to take the world into the next phase.
I have been thinking about the ways in which life is art. How you live your life, the way that you shape your days, what you choose to do with your time, is all part of a tapestry. Parts of your life become stories, myths or even legends. Some of your life may be strikingly poetic. Single moments may be paintings in the eye of memory. And then there are the physical artifacts that you create or change: your home, the food you cook, maybe even literal paintings you draw or films you create.
It's been three months since I was laid off my job at fring, and I'm still working out just what I'm going to do with myself when I grow up now. I'm thrilled to be back to my life as an independent contractor, but I suffer from having too many ideas and too many opportunities. Believe you me, I'm not complaining! I'm just taking some time to contemplate the situation and decide how best to prioritize my time.
Here's the rub: I can't bring myself to do just one thing. It's simply not in me. My parachute isn't a single color. It's a rainbow!
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