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My way is best

12 Aug 2013
I had a bit of spare time so I caught up on some blog reading this afternoon. In fact I trawled through about 230 posts on my bloglovin' feed.

I had a bit of spare time so I caught up on some blog reading this afternoon. In fact I trawled through about 230 posts on my bloglovin' feed. I follow about seven blogs.

I had a bit of spare time so I caught up on some blog reading this afternoon. In fact I trawled through about 230 posts on my bloglovin' feed. I follow about seven blogs.

Apart from my brain feeling like it's going to explode, I'm acutely aware that an incredible number of bloggers write about their way of GTD (getting things done), life hacking (solving life's problems), using apps, leading, work-life balancing, social networking, etc, etc. And most write about them as if they are the best way.

I now should have downloaded about 20 to-do apps. I know how to get things done by being focussed, creative, structured and by embracing my inner procrastinator. I know why and why not to use Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Tumblr and Linkedin.

Confused? I'm not.

I now feel the most confident I've ever felt that it doesn't matter how I do things and it doesn't even matter if I do them. If I was ever searching for a better way, I've stopped.

(Notice I could have written: "It doesn't matter how you do things and it doesn't even matter if you do them. If you were searching for a better way, stop." That would have made it about you — when it's really about me.)

If I've ever offered sage advice on this blog, as if I knew the best way, I apologise. I feel quite committed to never doing it again. Call me on it if I do.

(I just had to change the title of this post from "Your way is best," to "My way is best." Ironic when you think about it because both could be construed as advice.)

Anyway, from now on I'm doing things my way. What you do is...well, it's not my place to say.