Obvious to you, Amazing to others!
Hey Friends,
This Week I would love to share a post from Derek Sivers.
One of Ali Abdaal’s newsletter posts introduced me to Derek’s website.
I have been following Ali since 2020 and I can’t thank him enough for all the insights and ideas.
Are you planning to start/share something you love, but the fact “It’s Obvious” is holding you back?
Do you feel it’s not as special or as amazing as what your favourite creator would post?
Okay, let’s have a look at the article.
Any creator of anything knows this feeling:
You experience someone else’s innovative work. It’s beautiful, brilliant, breath-taking. You’re stunned. Their ideas are unexpected and surprising, but perfect.
You think, “I never would have thought of that. How do they even come up with that? It’s genius!”
Afterwards, you think, “My ideas are so obvious. I’ll never be as inventive as that.”
I get this feeling often. Amazing books, music, movies, or even amazing conversations. I’m in awe at how the creator thinks like that. I’m humbled.
But I continue to do my work. I tell my little tales. I share my point of view. Nothing spectacular. Just my ordinary thoughts.
One day someone emailed me and said, “I never would have thought of that. How did you even come up with that? It’s genius!”
Of course I disagreed and explained why it was nothing special.
But afterwards, I realised something surprisingly profound:
Everybody’s ideas seem obvious to them.
I’ll bet even John Coltrane or Richard Feynman felt that everything they were playing or saying was pretty obvious.
So maybe what’s obvious to me is amazing to someone else?
Hit songwriters often admit that their most successful hit song was one they thought was just stupid, even not worth recording.
We’re clearly bad judges of our own creations. We should just put them out there and let the world decide.
Are you holding back something that seems too obvious to share?
My thoughts on this :
Whatever you want to start,
Just start for the fun of it and keep doing it till you enjoy the thrill of it.
We are clearly a bad judge of our own creations, Just put it out and let the world decide!
This is something which I revisit multiple times. and every time I read it, it resonates at a deeper level than it did before.
Quote of the week
”Ordinary people, by investing enough of their time in doing things that are important before they become urgent…they become successful people” – Mahatria
Source : Infinitheism – Mahatria Wisdom
Learning of the Week
“Easy choices, hard life. Hard choices, easy life.“ – Jerzy Gregorek
There is no easy way out in life. You have to make the hard choices and do the work to give yourself a better future.
It’s the consistency of making hard decisions that leads to an easier life.
- Choosing to wake up early instead of sleeping in.
- Choosing to exercise rather than lying on your couch.
- Choosing to learn instead of scrolling through social media.
Book I am reading currently:
I am still reading “Feel Good Productivity” by Ali Abdaal
Couldn’t read much this week due to a lot of commuting.
My Week in Pictures!
In this section, I share my week in pictures, for those who prefer pictures over text.
I view this part as a combination of journaling and a visual diary of my personal experiences. My days often follow a repetitive pattern, yet each experience brings a unique perspective.
Photo from my Gym Session! (Honestly it was not such a great Gym week, But I hit my 7.5k steps goal almost everyday and went to swimming over the weekend)
March Month Statistics (Consistency over Perfection!)
Flowers from my mom’s tiny garden!
Went to Bowling and had a wonderful time at the office this week!
Found this Photo frame aesthetic, planning to design one at home!
Reading a book and enjoying the sunset from Terrace is my Favourite Hobby!
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Until Next Week!
Embrace Joy | Spread Love | Live Passionately!
With much love and gratitude.
Atharv Prasanna!
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Sir, Big fan here
Loved the way how you have articulated your feel ♥️ shows it’s straight from heart. Few words really do resonate at deeper levels.
And few things are some very insightful aspects that need to be reminded quite often.
Continue the good work.
Best wishes
Thank you very much Vinusha, Means a lot!
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