Something is Better Than Nothing

My website has this phrase plastered at the top. “Something is better than nothing.”

It is the mantra I live by. Something definitely IS better than nothing. Doing something is better than not doing anything at all. It's a small nudge or a nod to myself that maybe, yes, it sucks right now. But in the long run? I’ll be glad that I ever did anything. And that anything, brought me to where I am today.

Life is all about doing. Our identity is linked to what we DO, not what we say we are. Anyone can call themselves an actor. But when someone asks, what have you acted in? and you can't even answer that, then you’re not an actor. You're technically acting like an actor.

I believe that an idea is worthless until it is executed. A finished, imperfect product is infinitely more valuable than a 'perfect' idea that never exists. This blog post is an example of that. I'm just winging this for the sake of taking my first steps. What matters is that the clock is moving. It can be a rusty clock for all I care; what matters is that it still shows the correct time.

Productivity bros would tend to nitpick at how simple that mantra is to live by. Just doing ‘something’ is vague indeed. I mean, we can go down the rabbit hole of SMART-tasking that "something," but that isn't the point.

The point is that the mantra is a weapon against "action paralysis."

Just recently, as my End of Posting Exams and Professional Exam III were looming, the most common feeling I and everyone around me felt was that there was far too much to cover. Far too much to the point that we were paralyzed. We didn't know where to bloody start. And that feeling of overwhelm can get to anyone. Even myself.

This is where the productivity bros fail. Their answer is to plan—make the perfect daily schedule, the perfect topic list. Sure, that's helpful if you're a good planner and a good executer of your own plans.

ADHD me? Nah.

Rather than waste my time planning, replanning, panicking, and repeating the cycle, I just had to open a random textbook and start reading. Get my notebook and start scribbling about literally anything. I know what's important, so I'll start there. Just fucking do something.

And that "something" is not simply planning. It's execution. Adjustments can be done throughout the process. It's not efficient, sure. But it's better than being absolutely paralysed and not doing anything.

And that brings me to right now. This blog.

I know I'm repeating myself, but this is a first post after a long while. It is messy. My brain is not sure how to go on from this point; my hands are very much awkward trying to type this all out. Everything feels out of the ordinary. And mind you, I only had 3 hours of sleep today. I'm doing my best, alright?

I hope I will grow in this journey. I have left this world of writing for a very long time. I’ve however spent some time making TikTok videos and getting out of my shell, so that is something. Now I'm expanding in this field again. I have a lot of things to write, a lot of things to do to expand my content. It’s honest work.

So stay tuned, guys. After all, something is better than nothing.