1000 Attempts: An experiment in trying (And why consistency can fuck right off)

Well shit a brick, fuck a duck and whet a whistle (Ok, i made that last one up, I think,  but i felt i needed a 3rd!)

Anyhoo, my brain has had a brain explosion, yes, another one, but this one could be crazy enough to work!

This will require some a to 3 to square to z explaining!

So buckle up Chumlins as we deep drive in to my brain thought process!

Brain Thought #1 The 1000 rejections

I first saw this on instagram late last year and now it’s all over my timelines and feeds. The idea is simple, get rejected 1000 times. Not as a weird self-punishment thing, but as a way to combat the fear of rejection by just doing it, but also to show that asking for things you’re too scared to or don’t think you are qualified for can actually lead to good things. And if you get rejected?Whoop whoop! That’s another step in your ‘get to 1000 rejections’ collection. 

Brain Thought #2 The ridiculousness of life

I’ve always thought it odd that at the age of…teenage…14, 15(?) (Yes, yes, I should probably know this, my child is doing it this year but my brain is a sieve….) children pick their GCSE topics with an expectation that they know what they want to do with their lives. At 14! At 16 they pick ‘the career courses’ you know, the A levels, or the apprenticeships etc. Ok, I waffle, but the point is that is flipping young to know what you want to do for the rest of your life, much less what the world has to offer! I’m 38 (yes, i currently know my own age, hurray!) and I still don’t know what i want to do.

Which leads me to….

Brain Thought #3 The Twenties Idea

In my 20s i had the idea/i thought it would be cool to try lots of different jobs for a week to see what they were like and get an idea of what is out there. I never did this, i saw it more as a show bridget jones would make for tv than something actually achievable.

So, what do you get when you combine these 3 thoughts?

THE EXPERIMENT

Not one to do things by halves (that would be boring) my brain has decided that all three of these thoughts link beautifully into it’s own project of awesomeness…it hits so many birds with so many stones

Side notes, I do not condone violence or anything else to birds, they are just phrases!

So here we have, The Experiment, a year-long (ish) project where I try 1000 things I’ve never done before; from the silly and ridiculous, to the terrifying and proper grown up. And then, document what happens to really hammer all the juice I can out of this bad boy!  Not just rejection therapy. Not just trying different jobs. The whole messy, ridiculous, random, occasionally brave attempts at figuring out who the hell I am without the overthinking paralysis.

What I’m hoping it does….

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  • I do the rejection thing

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  • It helps me try new things and get out more

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  • It helps me learn who i am

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  • It gives me content to write about (love writing, struggled since covid stopped giving me a plate of ridiculous content every week)

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  • Its a project broken in to mini projects my brain can cope with. We are basically tricking the little fecker.

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  • And, oh yeah, It’s fun?!

What counts as an attempt I hear you ask?

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  • Asking for something. Because asking is still scary, and is still trying

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  • Trying something new

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  • Doing something I’ve been avoiding

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  • Basically, any time I stop thinking or dreaming and actually make attempts at actually doing the thing!

But, and here is the very important thing

Consistency and my brain are not friends.

In fact, I think consistency is utter bollocks and is a way to make you feel crap for not being a robot on a loop. So, I am not declaring that i will blog every single week, tiktok every day or do 10 attempts every week. Ultimately, my battery will run low, my spoons will be spent on other life things, and i will feel rubbish that i have ‘failed yet again’. So i say no! No to the myth that consistency and whatnot are key to all success in life and instead I shall be sticking with honesty and transparency,.

Hopefully you’ll come on this journey with me. Could be fun

Unless you are the consistency police, then please move along swiftly and head to….do we have robot shops yet?

Anyhoo, waffle waffle over, attempt number 1 – announce the experiment (tick)

Next up: Attempts #2-4. Not a clue what they are just yet.

Suggestions welcome, rejections expected, chaos guaranteed

Toodle pip for now!

Kyra xox