Go out and do the unordinary

It’s been a minute since you and I last chatted. Life has been busy but that’s no excuse. So let’s get to it shall we?

Go out and do the unordinary.

It’s that crazily turbulent time of year where everything is due – may it be university finals or your boss’s last minute deadlines which somehow made its way onto your desk before builder’s holiday. The next few weeks, for many, could simply be described as a crescendo of non-stop havoc. But do not fear for the Christmas holidays are near (for some reason the decorations have been up in the shops since the first week of October…). Point being, there is calm after the October-November-halfway through December storm. Come December, your daily schedule should start easing into relaxation gear.

Therefore, it is the perfect time of year to start doing the things you never had time to do, or start experimenting with new ideas – perhaps for 2019? – but get ahead now! I’m not talking about the hobbies you attempt to do once or twice a month throughout the year, but rather, those activities you simply do not ever have time to invest in. For some of you that may even equate to going out and learning a new skill. Someone once told when I posed the question to them a few years ago just before the end of year holidays what they planned to do, he simply responded: “to learn one new thing each week.” And I knew he didn’t mean something trivial like learning a new word, but instead, actively seeking to improve on one’s weaknesses. That may be an inability to play sports, or a fear to talk in public, or acquiring knowledge on a topic which is unfamiliar to you. These ‘goals’ could each be tackled within 7 days if you try… after all, us university students are able to learn an entire year’s worth of work in one night.

I hope it acts as a reminder that although the end of year is time to relax, it is most certainly not time to waste.

What is required of you?

1. Note down your selected goals.
2. Friend to participate with you (if required).
3. Open mindedness to the bigger picture of self-improvement and unshackling from annual routine.
4. Act on it.

Go out and do the unordinary.

Joel Salatin

farmer

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