Some people find me weird. I just think I am different.
I’m a total introvert who likes a sedentary life. But, I do like some adventure, or excitement in my own way.
Examples of My Adventures
When I was in University (note this is in the 2000s, where things aren’t so digital yet), we get to hand in our assignment by either typing it out and sending a softcopy, or by doing it with pen and paper, and submitting it into a “box” in the general office. The assignment often had a deadline e.g. 5 pm on a certain date. I chose the pen and paper way. And, I usually sit right outside the general office and start doing it just 1 hour before. I love the excitement of a one hour limit and if I can’t submit it by 5 pm, I’m late, and get no marks for it. In the end, I managed to submit all the assignments in time, and I scored very well for those assignments My overall grade was A* for those subjects. It was an adventure for me, and I enjoyed it so much. However, my besties in University probably found it weird and scary.
Going earlier back in time, during my Junior College years, each A Level Math paper was 3 hours long. I often challenge myself to finish it in 45 minutes, and spend the rest of the time checking. After trying that a few times, it became easy. And if you are wondering, yes, I scored A for that subject, together with a distinction for the Math Special Paper (probably equivalent to what we call H3 Math in Singapore today).
My Type of Adventure
Adventure to me is not climbing any physical mountains, or what people usually think of as exciting. The adventures I enjoy are basically challenging myself mentally within a short period of time. I like a defined period of time as it forces me to focus intensely. And with the clock ticking, I can feel the adrenaline in me rushing up. I also enjoy the time challenge I mentally set for myself.
Problem with NOT Doing it fast
There’s a problem with doing things fast.
If I were to tell people I finished something in a short period of time, people will think that it’s poorly done, or done with little thought. People will then start to nick pick on it. They would have thought that if I had spend more time, it will be way better. If I do it with the same amount of time, but drag days before submitting it, usually, the same result will yield different comments, as people thought it took longer to complete.
However, I realize that the longer time I spend on a project, usually doesn’t equate to better quality. Whenever I spend a lot of time on a report for instance, there’s generally less focus, as I think I have enough time to do it slow. I’ll be easily distracted, or try to add a lot of unnecessary things into that, only to realize later that the report is better without it. Usually a report that I spend a month working on isn’t as well thought out as one that I spend a short period of time madly focusing on it.
My work quality is best when I start working on it intensively and finish it up. With limited time, I focus intensely, and from past experience, that gives the best results.
2 Startups Per Month
Recently, I’ve been thinking of this idea of creating 2 startups per month. This is inspired by Pieter Levels’ 12 startups in 12 months, where I can add a time challenge to it, and I want to challenge myself to do twice as much as Pieter.
Apart from it being more challenging, another factor is if I say I created 12 startups in 12 months, I’ll always be lagging behind Pieter and the many who started it way before me. Only way to make a name for myself is to change it to 24 startups in 12 months. LOL.
Anyway, I love that I can have intense focus for that month to launch my little business project that I can put up to this world.
Stay tuned to see how it goes.