Saturday, 9 June 2012

Writing without a Point

I wanted to write something (well I suppose in this case, type something) but I couldn't decide on what to write. So, to put it bluntly, there is no reason behind this post, no point to make, to clear insight or logical flow, no knowledge to impart. I just felt like typing something.

Well, seeing as I'm already typing, I might as well make up some point that I can make. Okay, here goes:
Every now and then, when you do something, ask yourself what is the point of doing it? What is the reason behind it? what do you want to achieve by doing what you're doing?

If there is no point to doing what you're doing, then you're just wasting time. And, if what you're doing has a point, then is what you're doing achieving that point... if not, then you're wasting time (unless if there is some other benefit to gain from doing what you're doing).

So, lets say you're stressed. You plan to relax by watching a movie. But, during the movie, your constantly thinking about all the work that you still have to do. By the end of the movie, you're still stressed. Why, why didn't you just ignore the work that's waiting for you and enjoy the movie? Wasn't the point of watching the movie to relax?

It's almost like doing something half-heartily. Why do it in the first place if you're not going to to it properly? It's not as if doing something half will still yield half the benefit that doing something properly would have yielded. It's like deciding to exercise with the aim of being more healthy, but then you decide to get more unhealthy foods...like food that has been drowned in oil and pumped full of sugar.

If you do something with an aim in mind, will it achieve that aim (or at least get you closer). If not, is there some other benefit to doing it? If not, aren't you wasting your time?

No comments:

Post a Comment