I was telling YH the other day... I was thinking of setting up (yet) another blog. I have 2 ideas and have not decided on which one to go with. I can't do both because I don't think I can afford the time. I don't want to put everything together (I already have this rojak blog here). I like to be specific. I think I am crazy. Maybe I should close this blog?

I've gotten to know about new things and came across many great resources these few weeks. I often feel overwhelmed with the many things I want to learn. To make things worse, I usually feel the urgency to do everything immediately, giving myself unnecessary pressure. Crazy. Sometimes I kind of get paralysed by it. Now this is bad. Maybe I should just focus on one thing, just one, 1, 一, satu, ichi, start doing and learn along the way, rather than trying to be well-equipped in everything before starting anything.

Confusion is good. It can be a trigger for one to take different actions. With different actions, you get new outcomes. Keep questioning... try to find out the answers. Refusal to do so will result in status quo and that breakthrough will never come. The comfort and safety of status quo keep one in mediocrity.

Interesting article from Chris Guillebeau on "The Decision to be Remarkable".
A section which I find particularly interesting:

"Beware of Excellence

But watch out: being remarkable is addicting. It’s like regular exercise or healthy eating. When you first start a new exercise routine or diet, the adjustment is hard for a while. But after about 3-6 months of following it consistently, you build up a natural addiction to it.

Once you get used to regular exercise, you’ll feel bad when you’re not doing it. The same is true with being remarkable: do it once, and it’s scary. Do it a few times, and you love it. Stop doing it, and you’ll get depressed.

Many remarkable people deal with depression and anxiety all the time because they see the world differently than average people do. Their own failures and perceived failures are magnified. When others say, “Don’t worry about it,” they can’t understand why someone would think something like that. For this reason, a lot of geniuses throughout history have been chronically depressed."