Somebody once said to me: ”you sure have more perseverance than anybody else I have ever met!”
Whether the comment was meant in a complimentary way, or as an editorial comment on the fact that I tend to continue working on things that have been fairly thoroughly documented as ”losers” I can't be 100% sure of. However, what has often held true in my life is that I have often made up for what I lacked in talent with sheer stick-to-it-iveness.
To be honest, I'm not sure whether this is a good thing or a character flaw. What I do know... is that I tend to stick to a lot of things simply for the reason that I don't much like change. Nine out of 10 times I'm more inclined to stick with something marginal but familiar, as opposed to something unknown but with potential.
I think that part of what is at play here is also the fact that I tend to play a ”percentage game.” Some people get excited about change and can't wait to start in on something new; others — such as myself — need an overwhelmingly convincing and compelling reason to get involved in something new rather than just keep plugging away at something old that ”somewhat works.”
From a personal angle — because this is, after all, my blog — my decisions are also colored by the fact that I so rarely encounter something that truly holds my interest that I am typically reluctant to stop doing it even when it's turning out to not be working as well as I'd hoped.
I was never much good at ”making myself care” about things I didn't really care about. Or maybe I should phrase that as "making a pretense of caring" about things that I didn't care about.
I'm always amazed by the way some people seem able to feign enthusiasm for things they actually don't have very much emotional investment in. It always caused some awkward moments at Christmas because I find it very difficult to do the ”happy happy joy joy dance” over something I barely understand why anyone would think was a good idea to present me with as a gift!
But I digress.
People who claim to know about the human psyche often make the argument that nothing good ever comes out of staying in your ”comfort zone.” I don't know whether that's authentically true, but what I mostly remember coming out of my DIS-comfort zone is anxiety, stomach ulcers, high blood pressure, and sleepless nights.
Perhaps I'm just not "wired" exactly right... but still, to each their own.
Am I attached to "struggling?" It's certainly a question that bears examination... and one of the things I have often realized is that the generally accepted "easy way out" of a number of situations rarely feels "easy" to me, at all. In fact, it often feels both wrong and counterintuitive.
And therein, perhaps, lies one of the fundamental truths of human existence: Few things are evry as obvious as they might appear!
Thanks for reading and have a great remainder of your week!
How about YOU? Do you tend to be perseverant, and "grind things out?" Or are you more likely to move from one thing to the next, with ease, always looking for what is best in the moment? Leave a comment — share your experiences — be part of the conversation!
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