For those of you just joining us, CTo'W is my "Cool Thing of the Week". It may or may not actually be weekly; we haven't figured that one out yet. For those of you still with us, welcome back! Glad to have you here. Huddle up and let it snow (preferably from the right side of a nice, thick, well-insulated wall), because here we go!
This week, I decided to share an article I read at defmacro.org called Taming Perfectionism, by Slava Akhmechet. I liked this article because it corresponded so closely with what I've been feeling lately - unmotivated to start anything because nothing I do will live up to my own expectations or standards. When I conceive of something, I have a vision in my head, and when I try and implement it, it either disappoints my vision or it falls by the wayside, incomplete. When either of these things happen, I end up frustrated and unhappy, and less likely to pursue another project in future. Slava writes about Wabi-sabi, a Japanese school of thought centred on the concept of beauty as it applies to things that are transient or impermanent. I really enjoyed the article and it helped me understand my own behaviour a little better. I'm going to have to pick up the Book of Tea he mentions... if I ever get around to reading the half-dozen books or so I already have piled up and waiting!
That's all for the CTo'W for now. Work has been interesting lately. I am very enthusiastic about it, and I'm looking forward to see where we get by the end of the week! It's very motivational to be working for my boss; he's an enthusiastic, intelligent guy, and his enthusiasm for work, life, and everything else is highly contagious. Maybe I'll write more about the work I'm doing in a later post.
Cheers for now,
AC
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