2. I wish I had more time to play music, but the small amount of time I spend at home is spent working.
3. I wish my grades were better, but some of the work is hard and takes a long time.
4. I want to volunteer more in the community, but I don’t know where to go.
5. I'd like to see my friends more, but I’m afraid they are busy.
1. I'd like to see my out-of-town family more, and traveling is expensive. So I will start saving up a little bit along so that when I do go out of town to see them, it’s not a big deal.
2. I wish I had more time to play music, and the small amount of time I spend at home is spent working. So I will set aside a specific time each day that I can fully devote to my playing.
3. I wish my grades were better, and some of the work is hard and takes a long time. So I will get over myself and push through the work anyways because I know it will be worth it in the end.
4. I want to volunteer more in the community, and I don’t know where to go. So I will ask around and see if I can find any places local that could use some help.
5. Id like to see my friends more, and I’m afraid they are busy. So I will call and ask them what their plans are for the next week or so, that way I know when they might have some spare time.
Doing this experiment helped me realize that the small issues I come to in my life have obvious solutions, if I’ll take the time to think about the situation. Changing some of the things I previously mentioned in my “experiment” will make my life more meaningful. Even though they are just little obstacles and changes, making these small changes will undoubtedly lead me to want to make bigger, more significant ones in my oh-so-left-brained life and encourage me to try to conform to the demands of this “Conceptual Age“ Mr. Pink is so convinced of. Seeing as how I don’t want to be left in the dust when the world goes all creative and emotional on me, I think it’s a good idea to start converting now.
The more I think about it though, the more I agree with Pink’s points. He encourages some very good thoughts throughout the book, and I believe that we ( as a world) are on the verge of monumental changes that I will hopefully be prepared for, thanks to this book.
