Mired myself down in yet another "eBay listing marathon" today... and couldn't help but reminisce about a time — about 15 years ago, or so — when I would do these things every two weeks, steady like clockwork... and still do all sort of other things in between.
It just seems a lot harder, these days.
I suppose I could ascribe that to the very real possibility that my ADHD-ish tendencies have only gotten worse since 2007... maybe that's to be expected, since I don't do the whole medication thing... but that doesn't really reflect the entire picture.
I suppose I could also ascribe my slowness to the fact that it's still a lot of work, but sadly the end result is a fraction of what it was, back then. I remember putting up 100-odd auction listings, and routinely having $500 worth of bids, already the following morning. These days, I'm lucky if I have $50 worth of bids, and lucky if the end result is half what it was, in 2007.
People want it faster, cheaper and often prefer dealing with large organizations rather than individual vendors.
Perhaps a signal that it is — once again — time for me to "pivot" and re-invent myself, for the 45,483rd time. The mere thought of that is actually more exhausting than it is *exciting," although that's not a reflection that I fear the process... I just don't want to.
Ultimately, Mrs. Denmarkguy is probably right when she looks at me and shrugs and says "we're just not 29, anymore..."
One of the things I've really noticed along the way is that it becomes increasingly harder to focus when the effort vs. rewards ratio swings in a negative direction... and stays there.
I know there's a lot of "wisdom" out there, to the effect that if we are following our passions, we "shouldn't care" whether there's a reward... whomever came up with that idea clearly hasn't had the experience of toiling endlessly for almost nothing. Or they were independently wealthy minor royalty, or something.
Of course, could be I am missing the point! That does happen...
All in all, I'd rather be blogging. It's one of the things in life that I really do enjoy... and it works well for me because it's generally done in "short little bits" that I can finish before I get sidetracked into doing something else.
But you gotta do what you gotta do!
Wasn't planning to make this a long screed; just emptying out some thoughts before heading off to bed. I have much gratitude for the catharsis offered by writing!
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