Who’s the sad sack sitting in front of his laptop at the coffeeshop? That’s right.
I shouldn’t complain, though. At least I’m not sitting in front of my computer at home.
2011 was supposed to be better than 2010. It wasn’t.
2010 was supposed to be better than 2009. It wasn’t.
2009 was supposed to be better than 2008. It wasn’t.
Ad infinitum.
The problem with the “growth” thinking of “we must get better and better” is that it blindly ignores the fact that over a span of time, the good and bad stuff averages out to a flat gray. If you take any negative moment and view that as the death of all that is good in the world, then you’re setting yourself up for disappointment. Bad stuff happens. Good stuff happens. That’s life.
My hope for 2012 is that I learn to accept the average, that I get comfortable with the baseline, and that I pick up the slack and do something that’s worth it. Cheers.