{"id":38,"date":"2019-01-13T14:05:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-13T14:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pixelgrade.com\/demos\/gema\/?p=38"},"modified":"2019-11-27T10:19:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T10:19:41","slug":"meet-van-gogh-on-a-bicycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demos.pixelgrade.com\/gema\/lifestyle\/meet-van-gogh-on-a-bicycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop focusing on the forest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><span class=\"dropcap\">N<\/span>othing excites me more than the split of second when I visualise something in mind which I have never ever possibly imagine before.<\/strong> I am&nbsp;so afraid to miss that <em>fragment of vision<\/em>, I will have to sketch it down immediately in my book. And this above, is that vision I have been keeping for a good timing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m a firm believer that how your day goes depends on how you choose to start it. The days I&#8217;ve gotten up late and eaten a <em>junky breakfast<\/em>, my day is usually sluggish and a bit depressing. However, when I wake up early and take the time to gently allow myself to come into the day, I know I have an awesome 24 hours ahead of me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Certainly, if you work well in one style, but are not as confident working in another, then it makes sense to leave that less confident work out of your portfolio.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I will have to sketch it down immediately in my book. And this above, is that vision I have been keeping for a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">good timing<\/span>.&nbsp;No matter how narrow your scope is, there will always be stuff in the middle for you to trim away from your thought process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know my scope is a big one, so maybe it\u2019s hard to apply it to your life. Maybe you <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">have to<\/strong> worry about politics or process. The idea is to understand the \u201cwhy\u201d that is up in the clouds, and then be obnoxiously proficient at the \u201chow\u201d that is down in the dirt. No matter how narrow your scope is, there will always be stuff in the middle for you to trim away from your thought process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing excites me more than the split of second when I visualise something in mind which I have never ever possibly imagine before. I am&nbsp;so afraid to miss that fragment of vision, I will have to sketch it down immediately in my book. 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