Operation Achieve Anything: Day Two-Hundred-Nineteen, Dateline 8-7-2018
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“The reluctance to put away childish things may be a requirement of genius.”
Good morning crickets. Welcome to day number two-hundred-nineteen of Operation Achieve Anything. I know it was just yesterday when I was saying that I got some extra sleep and am now in a much better mood. Though that may have been true when I wrote those words in the early morning when it was cool, as soon as the afternoon heat set in I felt like I wanted to cry. Though my day to day life isn't all that bad, I'm a big guy who can only take so much of constantly feeling cook.
Though climate change may be making things worse, I've always hated the heat, going back to when I was a little kid. I wonder if that's enough to fulfill yesterday's assignment where I was supposed to share how I keep a child-like outlook towards the world. Actually, I wouldn't have to use this technicality because, if anything, I've held on to an outlook that I developed in my youth for far too long, at least when it comes to navigating this negative world.
As someone who likes to write fiction, I've always found it important to keep a child-like open mind towards to concepts I'm trying to explore. That's not to say that I keep my writing whimsical, filled with talking animals and living cartoons. No, I need to dig deep into the world of pretend in order to find the subtle details that might not appear in reality-based research.
Even in non-writing areas of my life, I like the youthful thinking because it keeps me from getting bored. I think this is why I don't like scripted entertainment as much anymore. Now that I have adult level training in the subject, all I see is the pre-established structure which, for me, blocks the entrance I need to become fully emersed in the world.
This might also be why I now prefer to watch talent-based reality shows like Face Off or Project Runway. Even though these shows aren't really real thanks to the editing process, there is no faking the expressions on the contestant's faces as they focus on the tasks that could potentially fulfill a childhood dream. Who said what about who behind their back also adds to the childhood fun but the ups and downs of ambitious effort is what gets me to tune in.
So, I think this covers the subject, but it's kind of hard to tell because once again, as far as the book goes, when it comes to this subject, I'm already ahead of the game. That said, I'm still happy to have immaturity as a topic because life hasn't been as fun over the past five or six years where I've been trying to be taken more serious by suppressing any public expressions of my childish way.
For today's assignment, I'm supposed to embrace my childish side and play. Thankfully, I live with a four-year-old nephew who provides me with youthful play at least once a day when we go swimming in the pool. He's an only child in a house filled with boring adults which leads me to feel an obligation to drop down to his level to help his childish wonder alive. That said, he's probably a better outlet for my, now hidden, immature outlook than I am a source of his fun.
Of course, I'll delve more into what I mean by this when I check in with tomorrow's update, but for now, it's time for me to wrap this one up. With that, I give you my standard sign off by saying, good day and good luck to you and all of your projects.
Talk to you soon.
Sincerely,
The Wicker Breaker
P.S. Below are links to my novel, which I plan to promote as part of Operation Achieve Anything, as well as a link to where you can buy the book that is providing the structure to this project in case you would like to purchase it in order to play along.
