My 2012 "This I believe" essay

[shagungu]

My neighbors in my cohousing community have a great tradition in which those who are moved to do so write essays on "this I believe"  (an American public radio feature) and we read them to each other on NY day.  I thought I'd post mine this year.

Comments

[syredronning]

Interesting and thought-provoking entry.

You've got an impressive background :) I was very good at school but more on the only-okay side at the university (and didn't mind a lot). It sometimes made me wonder whether I could've been a lot better, had I invested more time, or whether I just hit my personal limits. 2011 was the first year in quite some time in which I felt like dipping into my real potential, leaving my comfort zone and doing new things or expanding old things.

I know that I do not use my time effectively. I spend a lot of time on relaxation reading...

:) There are many articles about how people could learn to slow down, so - do you think this "not effectively" is really your own judgment or more of an external "I should be more effective because everyone rates effectiveness and perfect time management so highly"?

But I am back to the serenity prayer -- is this something I can change, or should change, or should I accept where I am right now?Change usually comes from feeling strongly unsatisfied or hitting a painful

[shagungu]

It sometimes made me wonder whether I could've been a lot better, had I invested more time, or whether I just hit my personal limits