Colin Devroe: Taking full advantage of the things you already own
Anna, Australia
· 2 years ago
06 September 2007
Hi Colin,
You picked a fantastic topic to write about because NOBODY uses fully what they already have.
The few people who use, say, a mere ONE percent of what possessions, skills, or personal attributes they have, are currently running the world - in the sense of doing one hundred percent of what makes it go forward from day to day.
To start with a (probably) frivolous example, Dolly Parton made use of her personal attributes, and her skill (decorated her body to show it to advantage, and then allowed the public to hear her voice), and look how far she got with her one percent.
If you ask who is the best writer, singer or painter in the world today, in my opinion, nobody knows.
The best ones might be at home, agonizing about whether they are good enough to let anyone see them, or their work.
We only get to see the ones confident enough to give it a go.
Another example: a person who only knows how to push a broom, gets a cleaning job, perseveres, and ten years later, may become the owner of a cleaning company.
Meanwhile, university graduates, plagued by self-doubt, do not realize the value of their knowledge and advanced skills, may be looking on with envy and asking themselves: "If I'm so smart, why aren't I rich?"
Like I said, you picked a good topic.
And I'm sure that if ALL of us used one percent of our abilities, advantages or possessions, the world would become a paradise for all to enjoy life, by using things we ALREADY have, and doing things we ALREADY know how to do.
Cheers,
Anna, from Australia
David
· 9 months ago
I just started utilizing what I've got three weeks ago and it's made a big difference. Granted I did splurge on an expensive video camera...but I didn't own one at the time. I've been borrowing a pretty low quality one. Anyway, I'm utilizing my digital camera (Samsung S85; 8.2 megapixels) more and finally started tapping into the ISO settings, 16:9 vs 4:3, white balancing, metering, quality settings, etc. I still however do not bother with the effects because I think it's limiting later on. For example if I have a photo that I add a tint to via the cameras built in video effects, I will be unable to reverse it in photoshop if I feel the need to change it. So effects are a "NO, NO" to me. Great post.
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Hi Colin,
You picked a fantastic topic to write about because NOBODY uses fully what they already have.
The few people who use, say, a mere ONE percent of what possessions, skills, or personal attributes they have, are currently running the world - in the sense of doing one hundred percent of what makes it go forward from day to day.
To start with a (probably) frivolous example, Dolly Parton made use of her personal attributes, and her skill (decorated her body to show it to advantage, and then allowed the public to hear her voice), and look how far she got with her one percent.
If you ask who is the best writer, singer or painter in the world today, in my opinion, nobody knows.
The best ones might be at home, agonizing about whether they are good enough to let anyone see them, or their work.
We only get to see the ones confident enough to give it a go.
Another example: a person who only knows how to push a broom, gets a cleaning job, perseveres, and ten years later, may become the owner of a cleaning company.
Meanwhile, university graduates, plagued by self-doubt, do not realize the value of their knowledge and advanced skills, may be looking on with envy and asking themselves: "If I'm so smart, why aren't I rich?"
Like I said, you picked a good topic.
And I'm sure that if ALL of us used one percent of our abilities, advantages or possessions, the world would become a paradise for all to enjoy life, by using things we ALREADY have, and doing things we ALREADY know how to do.
Cheers,
Anna, from Australia
Thanks Colin!
David