Pupal Stage (Blog to Learn, Day 4)

I'm off to a bit of a slow start, this morning. I can't say for sure if it is my body, finally starting to adjust to more sleep, or if it is some residual avoidance of the day ahead. I have been sucking up page after page of The 4-Hour Work Week, and it is definitely having an influence on my outlook...and on my opinion of others. I got a lot done yesterday, but did/do I feel productive? Not hardly. Half of what I accomplished was at the beck and call of others: necessary but currently useless paperwork and rehearsal time when I wasn't actually needed. Maybe I just can't see the big picture, yet. I'm willing to bet that I will thank yesterday when I'm using that paperwork to cover my ass while I'm sitting on it during a job interview or two. Preparation is key, but pointless preparation is, well...you know.If nothing else, reading this book is making me aware of ineffectual effort, my own as well as others'.

It also offers a completely new perspective on Fear. For too long, everything that I have read on the topic has been of the touchy-feely sort of pseudo-spiritual pablum that keeps people buying books and staying immobilized by the same Fear they are trying to quit. Feriss emphasizes challenging comfort levels on a daily basis, something that Eleanor Roosevelt espoused long ago. We still don't get it.

As much as I would like to rant a bit more, my obligatory check-in time beckons. These are amusing and interesting developments, though. I can't wait to see where this takes me.