MOTLEY ME

NaNoWriMo2017: It's been a mixed experience for me. My Novel is a Fantasy AU. Though I wasn't fully prepared, I had my outline ready, along with the character and place settings.  I had a wonderful start with full of excitement and the words flowed like water (or I think so they did). But the unending inspiration which I dreamed of having was not there by the time I reached 500+ words. The word flow was stopped short as I got stuck. I wouldn't say I wasn't disappointed, considering how I've been waiting a year for this day. In the name of a 'short break' (which I thought I deserved), I spent half of my day on SNS to have a peek at somebody else's NaNoWriMo status. It took me a tweet from someone who wrote 3k+ words to put my mobile aside and start writing again. I was suddenly alarmed and worried. However, I was very determined at the same time. It was the day one for heaven sake! I reminded myself I gotta do this. I pushed myself to meet the...

There isn't a person I haven't compared myself to. Not even the fictional characters. I compare myself to almost everyone I come across, regardless of age. In a sense to find the similarities and differences between myself and them, both physically and mentally. People say, "Look in the mirror...that's your competition." Though I don't completely dissent from this view, I do think competing with others is as important as competing with our past self. If there is no comparison, there is no competition. Without comparing myself to others I wouldn't know where I stand today. You need comparison in life to drive you more, to push yourself one step ahead and to upgrade yourself to higher levels. Yet the only satisfaction I get in comparison is when I do it with myself. If I'm better than yesterday, I feel proud; if not, I feel the need to strive for better. Either way, I believe self-comparison is fine and doesn't harm you in any way.  I...