{"id":138878,"date":"2019-04-11T21:46:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T04:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=138878"},"modified":"2019-04-11T21:46:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T04:46:27","slug":"only-create-what-interests-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/11\/only-create-what-interests-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Only Create What Interests You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’re interested in what you’re working on, most likely others will be too! <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Where do we go wrong?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This is where I think we often go wrong:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we work on things which we think that others will like, rather than following our own gut and working on what interests us.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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What does it mean to be interesting\/unique\/different?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It seems that there is no objectively “good” or “bad”, or “better” or “worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, there seems to be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Different<\/p>

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Or,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Same.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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This is what I’ve learned in my life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whenever I simply followed my own interests, I “succeeded” more in life, because by following my (strange) interests\/curiosities– I stood out!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think what interests me is quite uncommon and “un-basic”. Therefore, it attracts followers who are also “beyond basic” in terms of their thinking.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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And for myself, I would rather have a small\/loyal\/committed following of fellow-thinkers (who I consider my fellow peers), rather than having trillions of “basic” followers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Your life and time is limited and short. Why waste any moment of your life pursuing what isn’t truly meaningful or interesting to you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think and create beyond!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ERIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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