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I'm Mervi Eskelinen!
An artist, nerd and sorcerer, dedicated to make world softer and better for everyone, and to get you to make more art. Make art, change the world!
Planning not to plan
I really don't like planning. When I hear the words business and plan together I shiver and when I think about putting things on a to do list I get nauseous. What makes planning so awful is that plans are those that never fully come true and they always hang around as things not done. But that's not all. I do prefer spontaneity over making and sticking to list of steps to achieve on objective.
Planning, besides of being disappointments more often than satisfactory, is for me a sure way to take anything fun out of things. I don't like planned vacations where you have do things following set timetable and go places because you had previously decided to go there. And honestly, people I know who like planning are the worst when their plans go out of the window. Actually a failing plan means freedom for me. When a plan fails it means I can go about my non-planned, taking it day at a time kind of life without being concerned about doing as I'm expected.
Additionally planning gives more time to worry about the outcome. It's easier to decide to take a trip tomorrow than to plan for one in next month. Less time I have to think about everything that might go wrong and everything I might forget to take along the more I will enjoy. This is why I never pack for a journey until the night before or sometimes even the same day, if I have the time.
Those who know me don't probably think of me as the most spontaneous person. I don't take off for a journey just like that or make crazy grande things that show off how spontaneous I am. I live on with everyday spontaneity: I don't like to make plans on what I'm going to have for dinner tomorrow or set an exact date for going to see a movie. After all tomorrow is another day.
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