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He was shocked at how complicated it was.

That's what happens when practice and theory don't align.

My colleagues and I are, of course, aware of the problems and have pointed them out several times, but nothing has happened yet. Hopefully, the chances of improvement will increase after today's experience.

The same goes if we're going to launch a blog or any other project. We can sit and ponder and plan for months, but it's only when it becomes 'for real' that we really find out what flies and what doesn't.

Don't overthink it. Just get it out there!

It struck me that I really should have done this a long time ago. Saving money, improving my health, and enjoying the experience—it's a win-win. Even the occasional bad weather doesn't outweigh the benefits.

But that's the way it is with routines; they're so ingrained that we don't consider other options, even though they often lead to improvements.

This also applies to writing. A change of scenery can work wonders.

What happens to your writing if you sit down with your laptop in a café you've never been to before? What kind of texts wants to be written if you sit down at the library with paper and pen? What form will your next blog post take if the content is based on something you've dictated?

Shake things up, and watch your creativity come alive.

"Because life’s on the wire, the rest is just waiting."

It didn't matter how dangerous it was. He was a tightrope walker; it was his life—period.

For the same reason, an artist continues to paint without being noticed, a poet continues to write poems without earning a penny, and a musician keeps writing music that never gets played on the radio.

Not doing it is not an option.

For the same reason, we continue to blog even if no one reads our posts. We continue to write even though it's an expense without any income. We blog because it's a part of us, because it's something we love to do.

Blogging is our life on the wire.

My friend still has her job and is loving it right now. I still have my social media accounts and have no plans to change anything at the moment.

Two different life situations, the same pattern: we feel that something is rubbing us the wrong way and are quick to point out the villain in the drama. And it's easiest to blame something that is close and recurring.

But we risk sentencing something completely innocent when we're too quick with our conclusions. We're so eager to lock up the bad guy and throw away the key that we overlook the evidence. It's a strong internal feeling of stress and turmoil that triggers the decision, unlike the genuine gut feeling, which vibrates with a gentle and sensible energy.

If we have a little patience before taking acting, it often turns out that the initial hasty judgment was false. Maybe something still needs to change, but not what we first thought. Or maybe nothing actually needs to change – all that was needed was to give it a little time.