"Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones." -- Bertrand Russell
This morning, for about 5-10 minutes, my mind was racing. I couldn't believe that my field could tolerate such "shoddy" products. Ah, but then, I wasn't out to change it.
That's what's different now. I am no longer gonna try to save the world. I just want to do what I am told to do, get paid, and forget about it. There's consulting and there's consulting. But you have to know when it's not worth trying to improve a "shoddy" product. If the market will bear it, then that's just the way it is. That's me being satisfied with a bad ground for belief that my work is acceptable. I am not gonna put out a better product, I don't even want to try. The market's too busy and swamped and old school to expect better.
So with my creative writing, the only one I am out to save, is me. I ain't gonna change the world. Well, at least I am not setting out to do that. If it happens, that's great. But that is not what this re-invention is all about. I want to save me. Not anyone else. I can't forget about it too long. Creation is more than being told what to do (mechanics of writing), more than getting paid, it's intangible. The sum is worth more than its parts.
That's why it has to be perfect at some point. I must believe something. It might as well be me. I am truth, my version. I am perfection, as I see it. The "good grounds" in my belief in myself will make me "healthier, wealthier and wise" in ways how I define it. I don't care how the market is at the moment. I just want to finish and finish it perfect.
OK, have a great weekend and see you on Monday!!
This morning, for about 5-10 minutes, my mind was racing. I couldn't believe that my field could tolerate such "shoddy" products. Ah, but then, I wasn't out to change it.
That's what's different now. I am no longer gonna try to save the world. I just want to do what I am told to do, get paid, and forget about it. There's consulting and there's consulting. But you have to know when it's not worth trying to improve a "shoddy" product. If the market will bear it, then that's just the way it is. That's me being satisfied with a bad ground for belief that my work is acceptable. I am not gonna put out a better product, I don't even want to try. The market's too busy and swamped and old school to expect better.
So with my creative writing, the only one I am out to save, is me. I ain't gonna change the world. Well, at least I am not setting out to do that. If it happens, that's great. But that is not what this re-invention is all about. I want to save me. Not anyone else. I can't forget about it too long. Creation is more than being told what to do (mechanics of writing), more than getting paid, it's intangible. The sum is worth more than its parts.
That's why it has to be perfect at some point. I must believe something. It might as well be me. I am truth, my version. I am perfection, as I see it. The "good grounds" in my belief in myself will make me "healthier, wealthier and wise" in ways how I define it. I don't care how the market is at the moment. I just want to finish and finish it perfect.
OK, have a great weekend and see you on Monday!!
