The Mundane Life of Experts

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The other day, someone I’m not friends with (but I’m not not friends with-we all know those people, right?) messaged me on Instagram and said something akin to, “You live such an interesting life!” And while I don’t disagree, there are a few problems with this assertion.

1.) Anyone’s life looks amazing on Instagram, because everyone brags about their life on Instagram. Nobody is posting pictures of the boring, inconsequential parts of life that constitute a large portion our time.

2.) My life is interesting, but it’s interesting because I’m disciplined. I wake up every morning and exercise. I go to work and kill the work game, and in the evenings I either work on this blog, work on my poetry, perform my poetry, practice yoga, or socialize with friends. The best socializing is when I can practice while socializing. For example, I meet friends to go running or friends who also write. I spend an egregious amount of time (hours, every day) on both running and writing, which means that I’m continually getting better at both. I’m not an “expert” yet, but the cool thing about being disciplined is that I can work toward being an expert and still live an interesting life. I have time for both, and so do you.