@naomiii

This resonated with me as I found that when I set myself goals to "publish xyz blog posts" a month, I am not actually finding it all that fun. But when I just go about my usual nerd areas, and writing down random pieces here and there, I end up writing without it feeling like a chore. I don't even know if creating something great is my aspiration in life, if I can impact a few people's lives in a positive way, I consider it a success. I recently decided to listen to one of cal newports podcasts again, and in that he also mentioned that often, when you find yourself procrastinating a lot on a certain thing you set out to do, it might just be your unconscious, your brain not actually being convinced of that being a good idea. Fun is certaily a great criterion then to overcome and identify what's really worth working on. It's like walking around and getting lost in new cities. Often leads to the nicest discoveries.

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