As I slowly become more stable with the working world, I come to a realization that it is the simple things which has the biggest effects on our lives. Like it or not, we may want to do big things but the way to do make things is to focus on the small things.
I have learned that understanding this principle affect the way I go about my life. Simple put, the lessons are such:
(1) Keep things simple. No matter what you are working on, be it on your career progression, studies, or simply following a dream; you have to keep things as simple as you possibly can. In simplicity lies genius. To be able to keep things simple is probably one of the most important skills that I learn.
(2) Learn constantly. Most of us try to learn in one big leap. However, real learning doesn’t happen in such a manner. Learning is about taking small, progressive steps. You never take one big leap in learning. You just take incremental steps, over and over again. If you keep that in mind, you will be amazed by how much you have learnt after a period.
(3) Small steps. Building up on the point above, take small steps. If you want to do something big, start off small. I learn this from the process of writing a book. I decided that I wanted to write a book early this year and chartered the journey. It started from brainstorming topics to simply creating a table of content. It may be as simple as a task of which only requires one minute. But, if you take that step and build upon that, you will be able to get to somewhere with persistence.
(4) Know what you want. I believe the knowing what you want is even more of a blessing than anything in the world. When you know what you want, you are ready to go for it.
I have reminded myself of this four simple lessons time and time again.
I simplify it to these key words.
(1) Keep things simple.
(2) Learn constantly.
(3) Small steps.
(4) Know what you want.
Simple. Learn. Small. Know.
