do things

This note last modified September 1, 2024

Just do things. Get out there, talk to random people, try new things, break out of your comfort zone.

If you study other cultures all day, there’s still subtle things you will miss if you don’t actually immerse yourself in that culture.

Doing things is key to internalization

Doing things outside your comfort zone gives you the benefits of diversity. You have no idea where a new thought or change in worldview will come from.

you are an amalgamation
- In the same way, you are an amalgamation of your memories, of the people you’ve met, of the things you have done.
pain is a motivator
- Similarly to my thoughts on anger, I feel weird about pain. Many of my biggest productive life changes have come from my being in pain. As a matter of fact, I often put myself in painful situations because I recognize that I grow a lot from doing things.
challenge vs sanity
- Getting out there is great and all, but challenging yourself is painful
be the change you want to see in the world
- do things
art
- Ostensibly, modern art was made to challenge the notions of what art even is, and damn has it worked fantastically. I think seeing so much absurd media and modern art has opened my mind to the idea that new worldviews can come from anywhere.
anything can be art
- We all have a finite amount of time, and we can't see everything, but outright limiting yourself to the things you are comfortable with will mean that you'll miss so much.
Who am I - personally
- I think one of my core beliefs is diversity. I like doing as many things as possible and meeting as many people as possible because I feel like that’s the only real way to learn about the world.