1181: Some questions to power your projects
Big dreams and big projects can power us on, filling us with purpose. But sometimes, they can become daunting and build resentment when we don't get the time to focus on them. Today we're going through some questions to help us focus!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Papers, and a very happy Tuesday to you. So I've been thinking a lot lately about the big projects and the big dreams we have. Now, on one hand, they can fill us with an enormous amount of purpose and help us keep going, and we can be really inspired by them. But at the same time, if we don't have time to work on them or we believe that we can only make significant progress on them when we have a huge chunk of dedicated time, the resentment can start to build. We can start to get frustrated. Those things can end up on the dreaded someday pile, and it can also be really disempowering. So I wanna pose a couple of questions to you today. Number one, what is the minimum viable way of working on it? Do you really need, for example, three months off work to work on a novel, or could you start building up your writing skills with short stories, or could you build in an hour a week to work on it anyway? Number two, what is it that you want from the big project? And I'm talking feelings here.
How do you really want to feel? And get curious about if there's any other ways to fill that bucket. For example, it can be so easy to think that in order to feel really rested, we need an entire day at the spa, if that's your thing. But, actually, regular mini meditations, while they might not get you to the relaxation state that you want to, they might also start to tend to that need rather than putting that need on the back burner for their, quote, perfect time, which we know rarely arrives. And number three, how can you tap into the identity of the person who does that dream? So if you dream of painting huge murals, how can you feel more like an artist? And how can you start practicing for that role already? These might be some really good prompts to take to your journal today or something to ponder over on your commute or making a cup of tea. But it all comes back to this. You don't have to put your dreams aside to the perfect time. And sometimes it's not about achieving the actual dream itself, but the things that you hope it will give you in terms of feelings, emotions, and a sense of identity. And I truly believe that we can start to do that right now.
So get your thinking cap on. Use that fabulous, curious brain of yours. And remember also that there are seasons for everything. And if it is not your season to work on the big dream right now, that's okay. But figure out what this season is for and how you can give yourself some love in the meantime. I hope you find some fabulous unexpected joy today. And I'll see you again tomorrow.
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