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	<title>Comments on: Theories of life</title>
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	<description>Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: seppo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I'm definitely a mix of "Just Do It" and "Two Things" - I don't think sitting around contemplating what you'd like to do in an ideal situation gets you anywhere. The world is not ideal, and the only way you'll learn in what ways your plans are un-ideal is to just do it.

That said, I find I don't have the willpower/endurance to do more than two things to any degree of success - the time's just too limited. I know people who are able to successfully do three or even four things, but that ain't me.

I think the thing I'm trying to do more is to actually seize opportunities that come along, even if they make me uncomfortable. This is a little different than the "fear" theory, because my personal threshold for activity is so high. I *like* doing more or less nothing. I like doing stuff more (most of the time), but my activation energy is high. So, I've been trying, intentionally, to periodically just say "fuck it," and go do whatever.

Sometimes it works, sometimes it don't.
seppo</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m definitely a mix of &#8220;Just Do It&#8221; and &#8220;Two Things&#8221; - I don&#8217;t think sitting around contemplating what you&#8217;d like to do in an ideal situation gets you anywhere. The world is not ideal, and the only way you&#8217;ll learn in what ways your plans are un-ideal is to just do it.</p>
<p>That said, I find I don&#8217;t have the willpower/endurance to do more than two things to any degree of success - the time&#8217;s just too limited. I know people who are able to successfully do three or even four things, but that ain&#8217;t me.</p>
<p>I think the thing I&#8217;m trying to do more is to actually seize opportunities that come along, even if they make me uncomfortable. This is a little different than the &#8220;fear&#8221; theory, because my personal threshold for activity is so high. I *like* doing more or less nothing. I like doing stuff more (most of the time), but my activation energy is high. So, I&#8217;ve been trying, intentionally, to periodically just say &#8220;fuck it,&#8221; and go do whatever.</p>
<p>Sometimes it works, sometimes it don&#8217;t.<br />
seppo</p>
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