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I am writing this in text pad.

I have to, because I cannot access any blogs anymore from work.

not strictly from work, but more because of the client site.

I think I wrote a blog about experts or those who are very, very good at what they do. "talent" versus "practice".

I read somewhere that those that are good at what they do is not so much a degree of talent, but a degree of putting in the effort. it is also about what kind of effort. Practice with no purpose does little to increase the skill of the practitioner. one must consciously remember and improve upon oness technique upon each and every attempt. one cannot simply hope that repetition, with no feedback or correction, will automatically improve one's game. simply put, I can swing a golf club 100 times and not get any better. each swing would have to have a deliberate and methodical changes and improvements. one must be aware of every aspect as much as possible. improve upon the technique until there is no technique.

but we live in a world full of instant gratification. we are the epitome of veruca salt. "Give it to me. Now!"

I do submit though, that when I say "we" I mean "I". I am just thinking about how I am seeing things. typically I imagine that everyone thinks the way I do, but I've found that many times, if not most times, that doesn't seem to be the case.

to get good at something or be an "expert" you are looking at "practicing" 4 hours a day for 10 years, every day. and I mean the structured practicing.

I find that I either don't have the time or the motivation to put that kind of time into something that I can't immediately get results from. which is sad, because there are many things that I would still like to do. I find that I no longer like playing those video games that I can't finish in an hour or in a single day, because I don't want to commit myself for the weekends for the next few months, because the weekends are all I have at home. the only real time I can spend with family.

I'm pretty sure I'm at the end of the rope for the traveling game. I am tentatively calling this project my last, and I will semi-actively look for other employment.

I found this amongst my notes. I don't know if I thought of them or if I found them somewhere a long time ago and decided it was nice enough to write down...

Things not always appreciated until you experience not having them.

1. a good night's sleep
2. no traffic
3. a good light holder person
4. a fast computer
5. air bags
6. employment
7. good shoes/boots/things that go on your feet
8. air
9. friends
10. family
and, last, but certainly not least - God

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we do what we have to, when we have to...

otherwise, we do what is easiest or most satisfying...