The Beauty of Uncertainty
Over the past couple days, a lot of people have asked me exactly what I'm planning to do with this blog. And the thing is, I don't know. I really don't have specific boundaries set on exactly what I am doing here.
But I like that.
In school, most of the things you're assigned to do are pretty firm. Yeah, there is some flexibility in exactly how you choose to do the task you're assigned, but ultimately there are clear expectations set and obvious requirements to be accomplished.
Here, there's none of that. There are no expectations. There are no grades. There is no stress caused by the confusion of not knowing exactly what someone else wants you to do. For me, this blog is exactly what I want it to be. I am free to do whatever I want with it, and there are no restrictions.
And that's freaking awesome.
I am free to express myself in my truest and most sincere form. It might sound lame, but that's exactly why I chose the name "Genuinely Giancarlo" for this blog (okay, and it sounded good). I gave this blog that name because everything on it will be, genuinely, me. Everything will come from my mind and my heart and my soul and there is no distortion because I'm not trying to please anyone. This ecosystem I've created allows me to show literally anyone that chooses to participate in it exactly who I am. There is really no reason for me to be insincere in any way because honestly at this point I wouldn't even know who I'm being insincere to. I'm not here to preach or convince anyone to become who I am. Because I think that that wouldn't really be cool. But to be able to spread my ideas and my feelings to other people (who I don't even necessarily know) and allow them to take those ideas and run with them is a really cool possibility. The simple idea that I can share exactly what I'm thinking without any fear of rejection or criticism is awesome to me.
But the question remains. With all that freedom, what am I going to do with this blog?
Similarly, the answer remains: I don't know. And I think that that's okay. You don't have have to know where you're going if the journey is enjoyable.
Do I have plans for what I'm going to do and how I'm going to do them? Yeah. I have some ideas. But I don't have to follow them with perfect precision. And that's the best part. I don't even have to set any rules for myself to follow. And even if I did set rules, there's no consequence for me not following them.
Too often, our lives are governed by the rules in them. We are controlled by laws and held back by social expectations. People live for the rules and they function based on the certainty that these rules create. We give power to the standards and we forget that we have our own choice. Not that bad choices will bring forth good things, but sometimes the rules are just arbitrary and worthless. I've never been a really big fan of being forced to do anything.
Sometimes, it pays to break the rules.
But I like that.
In school, most of the things you're assigned to do are pretty firm. Yeah, there is some flexibility in exactly how you choose to do the task you're assigned, but ultimately there are clear expectations set and obvious requirements to be accomplished.
Here, there's none of that. There are no expectations. There are no grades. There is no stress caused by the confusion of not knowing exactly what someone else wants you to do. For me, this blog is exactly what I want it to be. I am free to do whatever I want with it, and there are no restrictions.
And that's freaking awesome.
I am free to express myself in my truest and most sincere form. It might sound lame, but that's exactly why I chose the name "Genuinely Giancarlo" for this blog (okay, and it sounded good). I gave this blog that name because everything on it will be, genuinely, me. Everything will come from my mind and my heart and my soul and there is no distortion because I'm not trying to please anyone. This ecosystem I've created allows me to show literally anyone that chooses to participate in it exactly who I am. There is really no reason for me to be insincere in any way because honestly at this point I wouldn't even know who I'm being insincere to. I'm not here to preach or convince anyone to become who I am. Because I think that that wouldn't really be cool. But to be able to spread my ideas and my feelings to other people (who I don't even necessarily know) and allow them to take those ideas and run with them is a really cool possibility. The simple idea that I can share exactly what I'm thinking without any fear of rejection or criticism is awesome to me.
But the question remains. With all that freedom, what am I going to do with this blog?
Similarly, the answer remains: I don't know. And I think that that's okay. You don't have have to know where you're going if the journey is enjoyable.
Do I have plans for what I'm going to do and how I'm going to do them? Yeah. I have some ideas. But I don't have to follow them with perfect precision. And that's the best part. I don't even have to set any rules for myself to follow. And even if I did set rules, there's no consequence for me not following them.
Too often, our lives are governed by the rules in them. We are controlled by laws and held back by social expectations. People live for the rules and they function based on the certainty that these rules create. We give power to the standards and we forget that we have our own choice. Not that bad choices will bring forth good things, but sometimes the rules are just arbitrary and worthless. I've never been a really big fan of being forced to do anything.
Sometimes, it pays to break the rules.
