Simple Things

I often hear about how the humans in society today often overthink. I agree that many people do, and while "overthinking" has its pros as it does its cons, today, however, we are here to talk about the simple things. The things in life that don't require that much thought, the things in life that don't have much of a reason to positively affect you, but somehow do. To talk about this, we'll go over why you should stop over-complicating things how to do so, and a story from a close friend.

As previously stated, people tend to overthink things, but that's not always negative. Something that is more negative is over-complicating things. Making the solutions to certain situations/problems harder to attain. This makes things harder, and increases the work, usually for more than one party involved—assuming there is more than one party involved. Over-complicating is, simply put, something you shouldn't do. The question remains then; how?

Indulge in the simple things. Whenever you see things, whenever you experience things, your first reaction should be to take it at face value. Later, you can take the time to elaborate and cerebrate certain situations, and see what you can find under the superficial appearance that was primarily exposed to you. By doing this you won't overthink and over-complicate a situation while you're going through it(this will help in situations where your cognitive skills are already dulled by things like anger and stress). Along with that, stop thinking. I mean, take time, do things, something passive, take a walk, sit in a park, meditate, no idea, but take some time to do something calm and just watch, have your eyes open, and simply observe. Let things be things, don't apply your connotations and judgement, just enjoy life, simply let it be.

My close friend told me a story, inspiring this post, they've given me permission to share it with you, so here it is. During winter break 2018, he went to Universal. His two sisters were excited to get on this roller coaster, a Hulk one to be specific. However, the moment they brought it up, he quickly asserted that he would be staying on the ground. His sisters, sensing his anxiety, didn't push him, and they went to the line while he held their things. As he sat there, he watched the coaster, thinking every cart that went next was his sister's. He looked at the coaster getting anxiety looking at it, and its speed—over-complicating it—until he took a second and simply observed; the roller coaster had two fast loops at the beginning, it calmed him somewhat. The ride had some technical difficulties, and the people in the line came back, among them, his sisters. They went around, and once the ride was finally back up, my friend thought of a quote he saw on Reddit from the end credits of Minecraft: "Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do then the things you did." This simple quote infatuated him and he ended up waiting in the line for the coaster. He went on, and at the end he was content, and happy that he went on. (Full story)

My friend found inspiration from the simple things; a simple quote from a simple game rated for ages seven and up. This shows the power of simple things. Don't underestimate them, use them to help prevent overthinking, and keep your head straight. That's all for this week, shout out to my brother for letting me share his story, I hope you all enjoyed it, and this post, indulge in the simple things. Have a extraordinary week, and I will see you the next, peace.