Tommy Collison

Preab san Ól, the song I talked about yesterday, tries to tell us to spend all our money on drink because ‘we can’t take it to the grave’. While we perhaps shouldn’t go that far, I think it has a point. Actually it doesn’t, but it’s not a bad sentiment.

The truth is, people are becoming too uptight. Yes, I know we’re in a recession and all that ‘tightening our belts’ malarkey, but I honestly think people take things too seriously.

The biggest danger I run into with this post is sounding like some brainless person who’ll never work an honest day in his life – too busy partying.

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Now, there are totally times when one should be serious and stop and think about things, but I think we do that a bit too much.

I read so many angsty blogposts about people lamenting lost opportunities – as college-party-animal as if sounds, life’s all about throwing yourself into the fray. I didn’t much think about singing in Music yesterday, and I’m totally glad I didn’t. If you stop and think about things for too long, opportunities slip away.

When I talk about jumping into the fray, I don’t mean taking stupid risks – but non-stupid risks (they totally exist) are cool, and encouraged. Would Auctomatic have got so far had people just sat around drinking endless frappachinos and mochas and mochachinos? Well, OK, I’m sure a lot of thinking went into Auctomatic, but a lot of doing did too – and I’m sure Patrick and John and Harj and Kul would be able to tell you which did more – thinking stuff through or getting stuff done!

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Maybe that’s what you should take from this. Like practically everything in life, a balance is required. Doing is as important as thinking. Doing without thinking is only bad when you end up doing a bad thing :P

The old phrase ‘Success results from 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration’ or ‘paralysis from analysis’ back up my point exactly. If you’ve got a good idea, run with it and work out the finer points while you’re working. Better to be scolded for not thinking something through then to sit on your ass all day working every little detail out.

So, don’t think too deep :)