penny for a thought | Patrick on every & anything

The hardest thing about blogging is actually blogging. Maybe it’s just me, but I try to put myself in my readers’ shoes when I blog. Mind you it’s sometimes odd wearing my Mother’s, Aunt’s or stalker ex-girlfriends’ shoes, as that’s the majority of my dedicated readership. Anyhow, once in the shoes of any of the aforementioned, I ask myself, “is this relevant, entertaining, educational or ego-maniacal?” If I respond with a yes to any 2 of the 4, then I publish.

Pretty simple, right? Psych… Wrong! It’s actually difficult and like other things in life, once you get into a slump, it’s tough to dig your way out. That said, it has been less-than-easy to produce good content lately. I blame the amount of things on my mind–all good of course.

I believe the problem is I try to do too much, or I’m just not good at doing a lot… However you want to put it. Today I turned to a recent read for help; “The Dip,” by Seth Godin, which teaches you how to know when to quit. Be it a job, relationship, hobby, sport, illicit substance or what have you, sometimes it’s alright to quit. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to identify anything I should quit. Rats!

Here’s what’s keeping me busy: Work, bicycle training, first professional haircut in ages, friends, talking to my Mother on Sunday, buying a car and trying to get it to start and that’s about it. Nevertheless, life’s going well, really well.