A welcoming post. Warning: contains philosophical thoughts.
So there I was, in the very tedious process of designing this site, when I stumbled across a quote. I can’t remember where the quote came from, or how I managed to stumble across it exactly, but it went something along the lines of this:
“It’s no good being good at what you do, you have to be brilliant at it”
And it made me think. It made me think of this website, of my writing, of all that I strive to achieve in the forthcoming future and beyond. And then I started thinking deeper and deeper thoughts until my brain was overloaded with rhetorical questions such as “Does being brilliant really matter in society?” and “Why strive to be brilliant when we’re all going to die anyway?” and then I started imagining myself being caught in the grip of a giant supernova and everything started going fuzzy and halftone right in front of my very eyes. And then I came to.
And now I’m sitting here, writing this, contemplating how to make PixelatedBlonde.com brilliant. How am I going to get those hits rolling, how am I going to get those publishers and journalists drooling over every last carefully-typed word, begging for me to come and work for them, pleading for the smallest taste of my coolness….
Well, a woman can dream! In a world where the need for perfection is slowly eradicating the simple enjoyment of doing something out of love, it is easy to wonder what on earth we’re doing taking part in something that we’re never going to be the best at. But rather than worrying about whether or not we’re likely to become “the best” in our chosen niche, we should focus our thoughts on whether or not we’re doing what we’re doing out of pure enjoyment. As long as we’re enjoying what we’re doing, then being brilliant / the best of the best really shouldn’t matter.
Isn’t that such a humbling thought?! See, a bit of philosophy every day never hurt anyone.
In other news, I hope you like the look and name of this brand new website. Let me know what you think by leaving a comment below! New post soon!
Congratulations on your new home.
What struck me most about this piece was your mention of doing this “out of pure enjoyment.” That’s why I write as well. There is nothing I love to do more. It’s easy to get sidetracked by existential worries about meaning, purpose and mortality. If writing gives you joy, then you should do it. If the job offers and adulation follow, so much the better.
What could be more brilliant than doing what you love?
Hey, I love they new look! The site looks awesome. Keep up the good posts.
Hi Anna…so you finally decided on your domain name
http://www.blogengage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=186&start=10
I like it, did you just got the domain? You got a good domain…I’m puzzled why it’s still available when you registered it because its a pretty good domain name.
Take good care of your new home now.
hey thanks for the kind words!
@MichaelR, thanks. Yeah, I’m surprised the domain hadn’t been whipped up before either. Oh well, I must have a good imagination I guess!
This new blog of yours is much better than your old home. I like the color combination too. Good job!
Michael
I think its my first time here.
Your blog is sooooo chick!