Entry #8: Trying to start up

Hey there. I wanted to talk about about how hard it is to start things. Part of the problem is just figuring out what you want to do. And once you've got a plan you've got to be able to will yourself to care. And following through can be extremely hard. We need to be able to act and pursue our dreams, but without knowing the first step we can't get anywhere. I hope that someone finds this meaningful.

When it comes to making a plan, the most important part is being able to adapt to the changing tides. Any plan can seem great on paper, but that's only in optimal conditions. No one can know about stray variables. Without out some flex, a surprise could break the plan in half. Often, you want a main goal so that you can know what you're going for and adapt with a specific plan in mind. Improv is a skill that's under appreciated for blind obedience.

But the thing that cripples plans is a lack of motivation. For some people this isn't an issue, but we need to remember that humans are varied, but still need to function together. People who have trouble with motivation are people to. Not only do we need to account for them, but we need to help them achieve what they need to do so that they can follow their own plans. If you ignore them that you're losing potential help. And just because they are less motivated, that doesn't mean they don't have potential.

Follow through is a less noticeable part, but is also critically important. Plenty of people can have good ideas and get a lot of attention, but you'll notice that we aren't living in a ecologically friendly utopia. There's so much left to be done. Without follow through all of the words don't mean anything. We need to not just identify problems, but solve them in a way that doesn't just kick the can down the road. The complexities mean that we can't just rely on a happily ever after.

Part of making your plan is accounting for the follow through and the public motivation. Without motivation no one cares, without follow through nothing stays fixed, and without a plan you're not even at the start. If we can balance these three we can begin to expand and from there the sky's the limit. Not focusing too hard on any one in particular keeps the process from stalling and breaking apart. ON a small scale it's harder to see but on a larger scale it's what makes people move.