Good Morning and Happy Wednesday! My apologies for not writing yesterday. It was another busy day of not only living life, but also learning new things, which isn't as easy as one gets older, I do admit. Though I would say it is all about expectations and perspective.
For instance, I was looking at new software yesterday, and there are, of course, examples of what one can create, but as impressive as they are, they are equally intimidating. Like, is there anyway I could ever do that? I was ready to walk away from the project idea I had in mind, but after some additional thought, I've decided to commit and continue learning.
And look, already, just from playing around with it, I know more about it today than I did yesterday, so if I continue to following my manta of baby steps, and I continue today, then tomorrow I'll know more than today, etc. etc. Repeat, repeat, repeat. So we'll see where it leads, but again, I have fascinating plans!
But it is not just that, because as much as I know you enjoy all of that, you also enjoy the naughty, which I very much do appreciate. And thanks to some very generous ones, I'll be returning to the camera to create some new naughty POV fun - thank you! You know, I'll give you another hint, if you want to stand out, and make an impression, and not just with me, but with anyone in life, it doesn't take much.
I always want to impress upon you to be unordinary. Ordinary is boring. Ordinary is what everyone does, well, except for the unordinary! Want some advice? Sure you do, especially if you've read this far! You know, as I've told you before, the book "How to Win Friends and Influence Others" in my opinion is a must read if you have any desire to interact with other people.
Look, I'm confident you've heard of IQ, and if you haven't, think of Albert Einstein as someone with high IQ. Now again, I'm not a scientist, but I don't think there is much you can do to improve your IQ, especially as an adult, you kind of have it or you don't - sorry. But, have you heard of EQ? And no, I'm not making this up!
Emotional Intelligence, also known as EQ, is generally defined as the ability to understand, use and manage your emotions in positive ways. There's much more to it, and I highly recommend looking more into it, but this is something that with practice, can seriously improve your well being as, like the book I mentioned earlier, will help you through interacting better with others!
Now again, the ordinary, don't care or think about this stuff, but the unordinary, they are all about it. And while I could keep going and going, perhaps I'll save more thoughts for tomorrow.
In the meantime, if you continued to read this far, how about asking a question or leaving a comment about something you would like for me to write about for a future morning topic - I'd be delighted to see!
XoXo,
KS
Update - Based on feedback, for which I am most grateful, it appears that you can raise your IQ! So if you're low, you're not out of luck!
"I just read your message on OF :P Actually you can raise IQ at any time in life, and it varies over one's life :) There's a fascinating study Laszlo Polgar did with his step-daughters. All 3 became chess grandmasters. What were the odds of a girl becoming good at chess in the 70s? What were the odds of you raising 3 of them to all become chess prodigies? In his notes, he shows how their IQs grew as they became more adept, and compared with older people as they stopped keeping their minds active. Just the same as you can learn EQ, or completely ignore it and remain socially inept all your life."
Thank you to the wonderful man who sent that my way!