So the other day, a good friend of mine pointed out that I have talked about the ideas in my I AM post before. I was gonna text him “shut the hell up!” but I got distracted and completely forgot about it. Mostly because I have a rap battle to write for and I’ve been trying to stick to a strict schedule of writing. And so it was time for me to write my Thursday post (late Sunday night nonetheless) and here I am trying to think of ideas. And I got to thinking about the truth that none of my ideas are truly original. Every single one of my ideas is really just a blend of a whole lot of other ideas that I’ve been exposed to. And that essentially, most of my ideas are just versions of older ideas. Which are just versions of other ideas from other people.
I like to read alot, so my influences and my ideas can come from all sorts of sources. And I was thinking about the danger of what my friend was saying and how some people are so caught up in a search for originality. It becomes an attachment and an excuse to not getting anything done. If you take a look at most self-help literature, especially the most effective ones, essentially its the same message with a bit of unique flavor added by the author’s experiences. A lot like how chicken can be cooked in different ways.
So yes, we will repeat ourselves. Over and over again. And it’s not a bad thing. Our views on certain things can change and the way we write about a specific topic can reflect that. We just have to not be afraid of repeating ourselves and repeating someone’s idea for that matter. Everything’s already been done, and the most important thing is we keep on creating newer versions of the things we’ve already learned. This way the cycle keeps on going.
Allowing Myself To Repeat Myself
So the other day, a good friend of mine pointed out that I have talked about the ideas in my I AM post before. I was gonna text him “shut the hell up!” but I got distracted and completely forgot about it. Mostly because I have a rap battle to write for and I’ve been trying to stick to a strict schedule of writing. And so it was time for me to write my Thursday post (late Sunday night nonetheless) and here I am trying to think of ideas. And I got to thinking about the truth that none of my ideas are truly original. Every single one of my ideas is really just a blend of a whole lot of other ideas that I’ve been exposed to. And that essentially, most of my ideas are just versions of older ideas. Which are just versions of other ideas from other people.
I like to read alot, so my influences and my ideas can come from all sorts of sources. And I was thinking about the danger of what my friend was saying and how some people are so caught up in a search for originality. It becomes an attachment and an excuse to not getting anything done. If you take a look at most self-help literature, especially the most effective ones, essentially its the same message with a bit of unique flavor added by the author’s experiences. A lot like how chicken can be cooked in different ways.
So yes, we will repeat ourselves. Over and over again. And it’s not a bad thing. Our views on certain things can change and the way we write about a specific topic can reflect that. We just have to not be afraid of repeating ourselves and repeating someone’s idea for that matter. Everything’s already been done, and the most important thing is we keep on creating newer versions of the things we’ve already learned. This way the cycle keeps on going.