Pursue your craft first

Our world—especially the digital pieces that come through on our screens—is setup to overwhelm, to demand attention.

Every now and then we come up for breath and wonder about the point of it all.

"What am I doing with my life? Is the time I’m spending worthwhile? Am I making an impact in the ways I hoped?"

These questions swirl and bubble into the subconscious.

So you cut the waste.

You reduce online time, eliminate bad habits, and create a clean slate—for a while. This simplifying, taking things out in hopes of finding space for the new isn’t enough. It won’t last.

We have to look forward to something in order to care. Just making space is like trying to chase away darkness without light. There has to be a reason to put out the energy required to make it all worthwhile.

There’s different ways to do this. For me it comes in finding ways to care.

In even the smallest task I’ll find the reason—my reason—for trying to make it the best I can.

In most things we have an opportunity to do this. It doesn’t mean that our lives will suddenly improve, but we’ll have a little purpose in these moments that creates the reason for eliminating distractions.

This is where pursuing your craft comes in. Find ways to get better at what you're doing, and in those moments of curiosity you'll often find delight at improving.