Nontrivial Exercises

Who’s Reading My Mail?

From an article I’m reading about choosing and changing careers:

Job mismatch

Job mismatch is the most common justification for people to quit their jobs. Experiencing a lack of fulfillment and corresponding low motivation toward work, along with a sense that they have chosen a field of work that is not a good match for their talents, are the primary factors that have caused people to quit their jobs without having other jobs lined up. The vast majority of these who quit their jobs are stressed out, even to the point of not wanting to go to work every morning. In some cases this job stress has been so acute that it has resulted in health problems. So, to ensure a less stressful and healthier life, they have quit their previous jobs and are job hunting.

That’s me!

I’m really learning some things about myself and am coming to terms with who I am and what talents and abilities I have. I have learned that I really want (need?) to create things.

I won’t bore both of my readers with my thoughts and how they’ve come about - at least not now - but I know this. I want to be a photographer and a writer. A creator.

Here’s a first start: Matt Hollingsworth Photo.

I’m not sure what’s next. Prayer, contemplation, and action are what I plan. And I appreciate any and all moral support.

Losing My Muse, And Finding It

I haven’t written to my blog in a few months now. It’s not that I haven’t wanted to, or haven’t thought about it. I have. I simply became overwhelmed with the rest of life and didn’t make the effort to try to keep up this vital outlet for me.

I lost my muse.

I’ve come to understand that part of my mental holdups are due to the complexity that I tend to create around myself. The design of this blog had become too complex, with too many little hacks and workarounds that required fiddling and updating. I didn’t start because I knew I couldn’t finish in a timely manner.

Well, I’ve decided to simplify the design. Here’s the new design, now bereft of many of the visual distractions I had before.

I want to write, not fiddle with my blog design.

I will add more stuff - just a little bit more - and tweak a few things here and there, but this is it for now. I’m going to focus on what I really want to be doing, which is writing and taking pictures.

Thanks for reading.

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Who’s Reading My Mail?

Reading through an article about choosing and changing careers:

Job mismatch

Job mismatch is the most common justification for people to quit their jobs. Experiencing a lack of fulfillment and corresponding low motivation toward work, along with a sense that they have chosen a field of work that is not a good match for their talents, are the primary factors that have caused people to quit their jobs without having other jobs lined up. The vast majority of these who quit their jobs are stressed out, even to the point of not wanting to go to work every morning. In some cases this job stress has been so acute that it has resulted in health problems. So, to ensure a less stressful and healthier life, they have quit their previous jobs and are job hunting.

This is me.

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