“And you teeter to the edge of the precipice and as a human, just as the human animal that we are, you’ve got a decision. You either step back from the edge and let others take up the slack and do it for you and you follow, or you choose to leap. And you either will then slam into the bottom of the cliff and make a mess with your guts and your brains everywhere, or you will actually arrest your fall through a number of different mechanisms. Self-belief being the most important one.”
– Richard Taylor, on The Tim Ferriss Show #799
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“I had long since discovered I must jump off cliffs with a great substantial dream and build my wings on the way down. Passion, not intellect, won the day.”
– Ray Bradbury, Bradbury Speaks
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I start a blog post with no idea of what to write about.
But I have already leapt onto the page.
No one pushed me off the edge.
No one is watching my swift descent.
I chose this.
It’s exhilarating to feel this freedom.
Writing.
With no end in mind, but a need to fill the page.
Somehow my fingers keep tapping out words.
More are added.
I am making something here.
I feel a creeping sense of satisfaction.
I have achieved a haphazard kind of flight.
I believed in myself.
It was not a disaster.
Fear of gravity was overcome by curiosity of its effects.
No masterpiece was created.
The experience was all I needed.
I must remember this tomorrow.
When I approach the precipice.
I hope I am brave.
Because this great feeling requires daily renewal.
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