If you don't know me very well, you'll probably think that I'm a very content person. Well, in a lot of ways, yes. But the side that I don't show very much is I get bored very easily, and quickly. And, so a lot of times, I see myself wondering if there's something new that I could do or work on.
As with everything else, I realized there's good and bad about my "restlessness". The good part is that I'm always thinking about ways to refresh myself; while the bad being, you know, restless.
This could be a result of my "vocational illness" back from my journalist days - I had to constantly find new stories or present something from a new angle. Anyhow, this is how I am. And I can't change it (irony unintentional!).
What prompted me to ponder on this issue is this blog, and my alter ego blog. I've been a blogger for only 8 months, and had posted no more than 60 posts. This is nothing compared to the millions of bloggers out there who post oh so dilligently. And, maybe it is this exact reason why I'm wondering lately if I should change my approach to my blogs, both in terms of contents and design.
Should I make my blog more geared towards cultural issues, which is one of my new interests since I moved to the U.S.? Should I be talking more about food, considering the fact that I am thinking about writing a book on food? Or should I just continue to write random topics that inspire me on a day to day basis?
I don't know when I'll be able to make up my mind, but now that I feel more settled in other aspects of my life, I need some kind of breakthrough. I absolutely understand that reinventing oneself might not necessarily be good all the time, but the last thing I need is to feel like I'm in a rut and not going anywhere.
3 comments:
I totallly hear you Carmen - I started my blog with tons of excitement but as time goes by (or as I get busier)...I kinda put it aside. I think to a certain extent I am a person who get bored easier too :P
Hey so how's life in TX? You are about to write a book on food?? It's so cool! Let me know more about it..heeee
I've seen from TV (national geographics or something similar) that getting bored easily is a vital survival instinct.
I forgot the rationale, but now it is easier for me to forgive myself for being easily distracted...hahaha!
take care!
harwaie,
i guess one of the common traits of creative people is that they get bored easily - at least that's how i rationalize my behavior!
黑人:
that's good to know! now i can go tell everyone that it's just my survial instinct at work! haha!
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