Do it
The moments before you actually decide to do something scary, intimidating, requiring courage are upon reflection so much worse than once you start doing the thing (conversation, action, etc.) Fear kills creativity. Fear kills innovation. Unchecked, fear kills hope. I grew up with the Nike slogan: “Just do it.” I have always been interested in punctuation and I love the period in this phrase, like it’s not a big deal to do “it.” I correct the reference error in my own writing and that of my kids yet here the non-specificity of it is correct because it is everything, all things, anything, whatever you are afraid of, whatever needs to be done. Just do it. It will be ok. Better than ok because without fear, life can be extraordinary.
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In museums we debate how much space to allocate for changing exhibitions and how much for the permanent collection. In general people want to see something new. And it’s also nice to have anchors, favorites, old friends, works that you can come to visit again and again because they matter to you, provide guidance, offer insight. I feel that way about this Rirkrit Tiravanija work, which I’ve shared here before. The text he uses speaks truth to me.
