The power of letting your thoughts go wild.

Have You Ever Tried Thinking?

June had been lots of fun, but it was just as boring………well for the good.

Let me explain.

I went to my hometown in the start of June to spend some time with my grandmother, uncle and my favorite aunt who had also come because of the festival. We watched lots of movies and played lots and lots of 20 questions. On the way back home, we watched t20 World Cup Finals which India snatched back from the jaws of South Africa.

So that's why it was fun and memorable, now to why it was boring.

Boring isn’t quite not the right word here, but I don’t know what else so I’m going for boring. I had agreed to myself to take a break from any kind of writing and enjoy my time there, which meant that I had lots of free time there apart from when I was having fun especially in the afternoon when everyone used sleep for an hour or two.

I hate seeping in afternoon so all I did was read books, 9 of them in month which is my record high and the fact that 3 those quickly became one of my favorites is another one of the reasons for why June had been fun. But it became boring on days I didn’t feel like reading, so I was left alone with my thoughts which by far was the best thing happened in all of the 30 days.

Lots of boring time was one of the best things happened.

My brain had missed that peace since forever ok forever is little exaggerating but since I have started this writing/entrepreneurial career of mine alongside High School and other Perks of Puberty. I was always worried about grades and why my latest newsletter issue had all time lowest open rate and blah blah blah.

In that peace my brain made lots of connections, I realized loads of things I had been wrong about, got lots of beautiful ideas including one epic Business idea which I'm now working on with my co-founder, Masoom. (Working with a co-founder might be more fun was one of those beautiful realization)

I realized that I was wrong to put lot of pressure on myself to grow my audience faster and actually be on my own pace and enjoy the journey.

I realized that even if I want to be an entrepreneur, money shouldn't be the end goal. Asking myself “is this sort of Business I want to be growing or is it just money or fame I’m doing this for” crossed out lots of future Business ideas I thought for sure I will build.

I realized my dad is not wrong about being skeptical about this entrepreneur sprit I have, and I might ruin my life due it, he is wrong actually but it’s my responsibility to prove him wrong.

I realized how lucky I have been throughout the life especially for the instances, experiences and the magic of social media algorithm that made me realize I didn’t want to follow the default path of going to college, getting a good job, marry beautiful women but instead I wanted the follow where my instincts and life takes me.

………………. the pathless path.

On the way back home in the train when there was slight network delay interrupted the nail-biting match I and more than half of the train was watching was again one of those boring insight full moment when I realized that those realization only came when I left my thoughts go wild. I used to believe I think a lot but to be honest half of the times I wasn't thinking I was worried and anxious and when I finally let go of those thoughts and worries, I experienced the wonder brain could do.

I also recalled one of the excuses I used to give people when they told me it’s not healthy to live in my head a lot.

Once Bill Gates hadn’t come out of his room during dinner time so his mom yelled “Bill, what are you doing”

“I’m thinking” he shouted back still not coming outside.

“You are thinking?”

“Yes Mom, I’m Thinking. I’m Thinking, have you ever tried thinking”

At this point they (who I was giving this excuse) knew they couldn’t win the argument.

Though until then I never really knew what thinking meant. True thinking happens when you let your thoughts go wild and let go of your worries. That’s when ideas occur, that's when dots are connected that’s when realization happens and that's truly when you truly experience the magic of thinking.

Have you ever tried thinking?

That’s all.

Have a great week.

~Abd Sid

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