Comments on: Make your life a laboratory http://www.creativemaverick.com/2009/05/03/make-your-life-a-laboratory/ JOHN WILLIAMS' PERSONAL BLOG ON CREATIVE LIVING Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:23:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-RC1 hourly 1 By: Janine http://www.creativemaverick.com/2009/05/03/make-your-life-a-laboratory/comment-page-1/#comment-1703 Janine Tue, 05 May 2009 02:20:29 +0000 http://www.creativemaverick.com/?p=261#comment-1703 Love the post John. Thanks. It's all too easy to be distracted (especially on the net) by what others say you should be doing when in reality no one knows better than you what works for you and what doesn't. We are all experts when it comes to our own lives as Seth Godin was saying the other day... Looking back and reading the patterns our lives have made so far can tell us so much I think. Keep up the great work!! J Love the post John. Thanks. It’s all too easy to be distracted (especially on the net) by what others say you should be doing when in reality no one knows better than you what works for you and what doesn’t. We are all experts when it comes to our own lives as Seth Godin was saying the other day… Looking back and reading the patterns our lives have made so far can tell us so much I think. Keep up the great work!! J

]]> By: Teresa McCrone http://www.creativemaverick.com/2009/05/03/make-your-life-a-laboratory/comment-page-1/#comment-1677 Teresa McCrone Mon, 04 May 2009 12:28:06 +0000 http://www.creativemaverick.com/?p=261#comment-1677 Don't you find though, that a lot of the time that you know what you enjoy doing but nevertheless find reasons not to do it? Don’t you find though, that a lot of the time that you know what you enjoy doing but nevertheless find reasons not to do it?

]]> By: Jay Versluis http://www.creativemaverick.com/2009/05/03/make-your-life-a-laboratory/comment-page-1/#comment-1644 Jay Versluis Sun, 03 May 2009 20:34:25 +0000 http://www.creativemaverick.com/?p=261#comment-1644 John, I can't wait for your book to come out! Your ideas are highly inspiring. When experimenting, I think it's very important not to judge the outcome. Observe, like you say, and note down, and share with others - then reflect on "would I like to continue this or not". It's very easy to judge things upfront, without ever taking that first step. Nothing is easier than saying "... but what's the point? I won't be comfortable" - yet we'll never find out if we're not open enough to try. Even if putting something unknown into practice seems a stretch, let's at least open our mind to "the idea" without knocking it. Will check out Steve Pavlina, sounds interesting! John,

I can’t wait for your book to come out! Your ideas are highly inspiring.

When experimenting, I think it’s very important not to judge the outcome. Observe, like you say, and note down, and share with others - then reflect on “would I like to continue this or not”.

It’s very easy to judge things upfront, without ever taking that first step. Nothing is easier than saying “… but what’s the point? I won’t be comfortable” - yet we’ll never find out if we’re not open enough to try.

Even if putting something unknown into practice seems a stretch, let’s at least open our mind to “the idea” without knocking it.

Will check out Steve Pavlina, sounds interesting!

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