And Then There's Consistency

Last night, I talked about being really good at starting things... then getting sidetracked by something else... and never finishing the original thing.

Today, I'ma conclude Fatal Flaws: Weekend Edition by looking at a related but different flaw of mine.

Oh joy! You get to hear me come clean about my inevitable humanity. Guess I'm not quite a deity after all. But life goes on.

Anyway, this other flaw is consistency. See, even the things that I don't just up and move away from entirely are not easy for me to keep up with consistently.

With both the things I have to do and the things I love to do, consistently spending time doing them is not a strong suit, either.

Take updating my blog for instance. It often takes forcing myself to write a nightly post to actually get it done. Some nights, I actually have something to say. Other nights, the posts are more obviously forced (though still epic in their own regards). Sure, there were extended periods of time when the blog got put in the "meh... I'll do other things pile," but for the last long while it's just been a few individual days missed here and there.

Days when I simply forget that I'm supposed to update my blog. In a way, it's a lack of self-discipline.

Which is probably even more evident on the other side of the spectrum: not spending enough time doing the things I love. In case you haven't figured it out, I love Street Fighter.

Still, even this thing I love, I'm not always very good at spending time with it. If you haven't played the game, I don't expect you to understand, but it's one of those things (like any other competitive thing) that requires disciplined practice and study to truly excel in. Problem is... I'm not consistent in my practice, and that haunts me when I show up to a tournament... or just some casual matches with other enthusiasts.

I get my face handed to me, and that probably wouldn't be true if I were more consistent in practicing.

So now I've gotta finish projects I start, and I also have to work on self-discipline.

O Life, why do you impose such challenges on us?