I obviously haven't posted in a long time, and I have no valid excuse for this. Yes, I study in 11th grade, yes, I have a helluva lot of stuff to do, but I made a commitment to you guys (if there's even anyone reading this) and I'm sorry for the hiatus.
The main reason for me not posting, however, was nerves. If you'll bear a whiny teenager's rants for a second...
I'm highly critical of my content, perpetually over-analyzing everything I do, and thus never really meeting my own expectations of myself. Extreme competitiveness leads me to think that somewhere, someone is better than me, and it takes a while to make my peace with it. I have 3 posts in the works, all about topics that have interested me, but I can never seem to post them. Because I'm too anxious. Too worried.
One of the many ways I like to mindlessly while away my time is reading comedy articles online. (Check out Cracked.) I also occasionally watch stand-up and enjoy it immensely. So the purpose of this blog is to exercise my comedic/creative muscle, since I'm too socially anxious to do that in real life.
As an attempt to bolster my confidence, (and yours, if you care to listen) I told myself that everyone initially sucks at what they do.
Eddie Izzard (one of my favourite comedians who also starred in Dress to Kill) has this amazing documentary called "Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story" where his journey from who-the-hell-is-this-guy-trying-to-make-me-laugh to world renowned comedic genius is beautifully played out. My first post won't be great, and probably neither will my fifth. Hell, most people will click away from my 100th, although it may have excellent comedic timing. What's more important, is that I keep posting. I keep marginally improving with each poop joke I brazenly belt out, and maybe I make someone's day.
The point I wish to arrive at is, if you have this weird thing you just might feel you're good at, but are scared to try it out, go for it. Start a blog, like I did. Grab the cat by the tail (way riskier than grabbing bulls by their horns). Pee in the rain. (I legit want to try this sometime). Exercise your genius. Because you'll never know your worth otherwise.And that's what I aim to find out here.
No matter how bad people may think your content is, there'll always be people who enjoy it. It's why Justin Beiber is famous (no offense to possible victims of ze Beiber Fever reading this). It's why cat videos are so highly adored.
The more content you create, the more you grow as a creator, and in turn, as a person.
Because creating something, however bad it may be, is by default better than creating nothing.
The main reason for me not posting, however, was nerves. If you'll bear a whiny teenager's rants for a second...
I'm highly critical of my content, perpetually over-analyzing everything I do, and thus never really meeting my own expectations of myself. Extreme competitiveness leads me to think that somewhere, someone is better than me, and it takes a while to make my peace with it. I have 3 posts in the works, all about topics that have interested me, but I can never seem to post them. Because I'm too anxious. Too worried.
One of the many ways I like to mindlessly while away my time is reading comedy articles online. (Check out Cracked.) I also occasionally watch stand-up and enjoy it immensely. So the purpose of this blog is to exercise my comedic/creative muscle, since I'm too socially anxious to do that in real life.
As an attempt to bolster my confidence, (and yours, if you care to listen) I told myself that everyone initially sucks at what they do.
Eddie Izzard (one of my favourite comedians who also starred in Dress to Kill) has this amazing documentary called "Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story" where his journey from who-the-hell-is-this-guy-trying-to-make-me-laugh to world renowned comedic genius is beautifully played out. My first post won't be great, and probably neither will my fifth. Hell, most people will click away from my 100th, although it may have excellent comedic timing. What's more important, is that I keep posting. I keep marginally improving with each poop joke I brazenly belt out, and maybe I make someone's day.
The point I wish to arrive at is, if you have this weird thing you just might feel you're good at, but are scared to try it out, go for it. Start a blog, like I did. Grab the cat by the tail (way riskier than grabbing bulls by their horns). Pee in the rain. (I legit want to try this sometime). Exercise your genius. Because you'll never know your worth otherwise.And that's what I aim to find out here.
No matter how bad people may think your content is, there'll always be people who enjoy it. It's why Justin Beiber is famous (no offense to possible victims of ze Beiber Fever reading this). It's why cat videos are so highly adored.
The more content you create, the more you grow as a creator, and in turn, as a person.
Because creating something, however bad it may be, is by default better than creating nothing.
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