Years ago, when the old man here was a young pup, I used to make this point over and over again at Ron Paul events:

In a hostile world, we can't afford to be ordinary. Each of us has a responsibility to the cause we represent to become as informed as we can, to be the best communicators we can, to go the extra mile so our impact will be greater than our numbers.

I still believe that, but given my current interests I'm more inclined to apply it in a non-political context:

I can't afford to be ordinary because ordinary means running around like a chicken with its head cut off, always behind, never caught up, under an avalanche of obligations, and with no way to get ahead.

I can't afford to be ordinary because ordinary means being exhausted all the time, wishing I could be a better father and husband, and with no idea how I can ever find the time to make my relationships what they should be. My kids deserve better. My wife deserves better.

And forget about having time to recharge. That's a luxury I would just never have.

If we say we haven't been there, we're not being honest with ourselves.

I used to run around with to-do lists that didn't get finished, so the next day would start with an even longer list, and more anxiety and overwhelm, and then it would somehow already be time for the next day....

How do I ever work on that big project when I'm lucky to be able to get myself put together?

How do I get ahead when I can barely stay in place?

Then we see social media accounts of people who seem to do it all, effortlessly, and we wonder: how do they do it?

(Answer for 99% of them: they're on the same hamster wheel, but they just post the nice photos.)

Well, I actually figured it out.

Do what I do, and you would actually have to try to not see results.

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