Becoming better at something and doing it daily is like an adventure.

And just like any adventure…once you set out you have no idea what’s waiting for you on the horizon.

There could be people telling you that it won’t work.

There could be logistical problems in pursuing what you are pursuing. There could be societal issues that hold you back.

In my case there is a lot of internal conflict that stops me.

Now what is this internal conflict really?

It’s like two opposing ideas that fight for space inside my head. They take up all the space inside my head when I am by myself and thinking.

And if I am not careful, a third issue can hijack this fight and I win.

I remember reading this study which said that in the face of MANY choices, people actually pick nothing and tend to do the thing that comes the easiest to them.

Let me explain this better.

Let’s say that there was a movie you really wanted to go watch. And let’s say that this was the only option of entertainment available to you.

According to the study…the chances of you going for this movie are high.

But if now you had two options…one to go watch the movies and the SECOND ONE to go watch a play or see a band…you might create a THIRD option and do neither of those things!

SPOILT FOR CHOICE!

I have experienced this time and time again. I have so many options to choose from…I rarely choose any one thing and instead go for the easiest option amongst it all…DO NOTHING!

So in this writing adventure that I have undertaken…I am constantly being seduced by the charm of other fields.

Currently it is music. I really want to learn how to play music and how to compose it. I experiment with making beats as well! Chances are that in my free time today I might just have a go at it again…

And yet I know that it’s exactly the kind of thing that can become a major distraction to this activity.

And so here I have to have conditions imposed on me. As long as I do what I set out to do in the day…I can make some music!

If not then what I am really doing is ignoring doing the hard and painful stuff in the area I want to grow in…for the easy early charm of a field that I have some interest in.

THE PLATEAU

Growing in any field after a certain period is difficult.

There are multiple plateaus to cross that keep growing in length.

So it’s nice and easy when you can see the plateaus for yourself…but when the next climb becomes distant…disillusionment can set in.

It’s here that one must persevere!

I will be focusing a lot on learning and growth over the next few weeks as I discuss my own growth and also concepts on learning that I have gleamed from books like ‘A Mind for Numbers’.

Stay tuned! Until then…keep doing the things you need to do!