To-do Lists and other ways to create

 There are hundreds of things to do. 

And prioritizing those things is one of them. 

Sort of a metaphysical conundrum if an item on the to-do list can't be placed until one decides whether to do it. 

Did you know "priorities" wasn't used until the 1940s? 

Why is that? 

When did we go from having a "priority" to several "priorities"?

And where did all this importance come from? 

One of my favorite quotes was from a guy who didn't have email (one of my ultimate goals). 

He said that email was for staying on top of things and he was trying to get to the bottom of things. 

That's what I'm trying to do as well. Get to the heart of the matter. Find the foundation and start building from there. 

Sorta of the Descartes of the Texas Plains. 

Though, admittedly, the Texas Hill Country is much more serene. 

Hico. Dublin. Meridian. 

Hamilton, on down and around. 

To-do lists ultimately help me frame what I need to do. But the biggest issue is I often don't know what to do. The key is getting started on the problem, because as soon as you do, the solutions start to appear. Not necessarily the "answer key" solutions, but certainly where to find them. 

Being resourceful is an incredible skill. 

And in today's AI world, I would wager that any problem can be solve through Chat GPT. Not necessarily implemented or completely eliminated, but certainly attempted. 

One must learn to create value. 

And to create value, one must learn to create. 

What creation is an attempt to follow Pirsig's motorcycle towards Quality. 




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