The joy of creating something out of nothing:
The feeling of having only an idea in mind and putting life to it; turning a mere thought into a concrete reality, is one feeling of a sheer satisfaction. We get hundreds of ideas if not thousands. Not all ideas are feasible to chase but any of those ideas when brought to life, gives us a sense of achievement; a sense of confidence. Over a period of time, it starts igniting a spark of self-credibility. And when the frequency of achievement increases, it turns that spark into fire; a passion. We start looking at the world very differently, moreover we form a positive perception of ourselves. The good thing about this, is that, the positivity is not confined within us; the vibe spreads and the people we interact with, certainly feel the good change.
Recalling the first time:
We all have that first time, the time when we feel like we acheived something amazing. The dopamine rush in our brain makes us feel really good and really excited. Be it the feeling of first time we walked on our feet, the feeling of first time we could ride a bicycle on our own, the first time we could think of something and express it with a drawing, the first time we experimented with our cooking, the first "Hello World!" program, the first cool dance move we learnt, the first song that we sang, the first story that we wrote, the first poem that we jotted, the first company that we created, the first game of chess we won, and many more wonderful first times. There's something common and marvellous about it. It all started with an idea. A thought was ignited and we put life into it, made it happen as we say it.
My potato story and procrastination:
Back in 2012, I was on my vacation at my brother's place and I practically didn't have anything significant to do for a month. I joined swimming classes and took driving lessons in the name of being productive. However, staying whole day at home alone and watching TVs or series, I had become even more dull and lazy. Things like getting groceries from the basement store, seemed like an effortful task. That's the only thing I had been doing then; getting groceries. Even then, I'd miss a few items and I'd have to make multiple trips to the store. It was bad. My laziness was at peak. So, to avoid multiple trips, I started making notes of the items that I was supposed to get. I had started maintaining a to-do for groceries. One day, the only item on my list was "Potatoes" and surprisingly, I was already looking forward to cross it off of my to do list and so I did. As insignificant as it sounds, it's played an opposite; very significant role in my life. Getting groceries everyday, gave me a sense of achievement. Crossing the items on my to-do list gave me that feeling I couldn't just turn away from. It was addictive, luckily though, it results in productivity as a side effect.
The three step algorithm:
THINK -> PLAN -> EXECUTE
"Isn't that obvious?", you might exclaim. It is, but sadly, we still don't implement it. Almost any task can be broken down to these phases. From getting that water bottle in your fridge to creating a new company of your own. You might have already been implementing this algorithm without even knowing that this is all it takes to accomplish a task. The difference becomes real once you consciously start noticing. Once you realize it, every task no matter how big or small, just becomes a task. It's just a matter of time before you get all the things done, some tasks might be immediate while some might take a longer time. However, the change mainly comes in the attitude and subsequently in the results too. Even the things that you haven't tried before, seem possible only based on the fact that whatever you had thought of so far, you've successfully executed it. You form that self trust so strong, it boosts you up even during failures. With every task you accomplish, no matter how big or small, you create something out of nothing. You make it happen.
The Mantra - a motivating freeverse
An idea worth pursuing
Any idea worth sewing
a dress of accomplishment
Pick a task to do
Tick a task to do
Build a castle to
Shield an attitude
of "I have to do!"
and "I have to move!"
"I have to improve"
and "I have to prove!"
"Myself and no one else
I can do it too
if I set my mind to."
"Oh! So you're going to enlighten us with your wisdom now?"
I just wanted to share how a thing as simple as getting potatoes from grocery store helped me realize the sense of accomplishment. Which reflected in other areas of my life and I went on to win a lot of competitions. This feeling resonates with the feeling of creating something out of nothing. So, keep doing the things you'd do even if there was no external reward for it. Build up the sense of self-credibility and enjoy the internal reward of giving in your best and accomplishing the task.
This is no secret and just obvious things presented with a personal touch. However, the idea of bringing ideas(good,bad,silly,unrealistic,obvious) to life is really something that suddenly makes me wanna create something out of nothing.