Week 23 Wanderings (4-5-23)

Arches National Park
Golden Hour
Beautiful
Photography

This Week’s Reflections

Ok new plan with the Weekly Reflections. If my weekend ventures were noteworthy, I’ll include a quick synopsis and maybe some pictures. If I don’t feel like it, there is no pressure and I won’t. You choose how you spend your time, right?

I-15 North
Highway
Utah Mountains
roadtrip

This past week I was super lucky and was able to meet a few friends in Zion National Park and then Moab, Utah. Couldn’t recommend the both enough. Beautiful hikes at both and awesome mountain bike trails in Moab. Phenomenal. AllTrails, Trailforks, MTB Project are all phenomenal apps to help immerse yourself in those worlds.

A Fun Statistic

“Studies have shown that about 80% of people rate themselves as “above-average drivers,” a statistic that is, once
again, mathematically impossible”

We all think we’re better than other people.

In multiple facets of life people have shown this concept. Most people think they’re better than other people…. funny how that works. Check out Dunning-Kruger Effect. More funny things people have been found to think (CBS News):

“94% of professors rated themselves above average relative to their peers“

“In one study, 42% of employees at a high-tech software engineering company assessed their own performance as being in the top 5%.”

Utah mountains
Zion National Park
Golden hour

A Lesson I Learned

“Celebrate the small victories”

Seth

My roommate would regularly say this to me. He would just sort of utter it under his breath, often in a circumstance where we still got our ass beat but perhaps slightly less than we did the week before. Taking a lesser ‘L’ than last week is a ‘W’. Don’t be upset with where you are, be excited about where you’re going. Thanks Seth.

A Note for Creators

Fun podcast for creatives and creators

Whether you’re a baker, painter, writer, or any other form of self-expressionist, whether you’re looking to sell and profit off what you make, this podcast was pretty eye-opening.

A Quote to Ponder

The artist creates not as an act of self-expression but as an act of self discovery

Steven Pressfield

This was an interesting spin on the idea of creation. It shifts the focus away from the piece of creation (whether that’s a painting, baked good, photograph, or drawing) and emphasizes the process. It feels like Pressfield treats the process of creation as a way to find self. So if you don’t know if what you’re doing is it, create anyways. Helps you find you.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

My name is Colin and I like to ramble about life. My mom tells me I’m special and I think the Officials are starting to believe her. I like reading (mostly picture books) and telling people they’re wrong. If you figure this life thing out, pls let me know, it’s a toughie.

You can hear me talk (read?) more about myself here.

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