A Hundred Days Of This - Day 71

The universe or the algorithm is taking me in a certain direction these days. And I am not complaining. So, today I watched this.

https://youtu.be/Eu29v5jPVMU?si=jQwX2MzHJ7EbYzAa 

Right from childhood, as far as I can remember, I was an active and curious child, venturing into the unknown without any qualms. Not sure what took a backseat, but I started living more in my head than facing reality as it came. 

** Enter anxiety from the right side of the stage **

Questions, doubts, fear, it can be daunting to start something new. And I hate dealing with uncertainty. Over time, I have learnt that committing mistakes very early on in the journey is the fastest way to gain confidence. Sadly, no one teaches us that. Even when you try to cycle, your focus is on not falling down. Maybe, just maybe, if someone tells us, "fall as many times as you can", you would learn it quicker. At least, that would have worked in my case. I was so scared of hurting myself that I never actually learned how to cycle until I was 20 years of age. 

Sometimes diving headfirst into things without thinking through properly could be a stupid thing to do. But what is the worst that is going to happen?

You will make a fool of yourself? Not the end of the world. 

You will fail miserably? Not the end of the world.

You will lose a lot of money? Not the end of the world. 

Honestly, if Om Raut can bag another film project to direct, you can probably get away with anything. It cannot be that bad, come on.

Stop thinking. Get going. Pick up things on the way. Make more mistakes. Just do not repeat the same ones.

This post is for me to keep coming back to and read. Hope it helps you in some way. What are you waiting for now?

Go fall as many times as you can.

And that's Day 71 for you!