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Saturday, September 5, 2015 (Day 248)

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The sun is a lightbulb. Often your best ideas are the ones that are right in front of you–the ones you don’t have to think too much about. You don’t have to wait for some amazing idea to hit you from out of the blue like a bolt of lightning. Take a look at your life and the things you are good at and the things that are important to you. You can find a great idea somewhere in there. Think about what is possible for you given your current situation. Of course, people will tell you anything is possible, and while that may be true, I’m talking about what is possible right now at the present moment. Pick something and run with it. It will lead to greater things down the road and open doors you didn’t even know existed.

Friday, September 4, 2014 (Day 247)

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Know when to walk away.

Upon waking up this morning, I saw that it was going to be hazy again, as it has been all week. That was a bit disappointing to see, and I was trying to think of a way to avoid photographing the sun in a hazy orange sky yet again. I decided to head out a bit earlier to see if I could catch some early color. It worked. I only took a handful of quick shots from this location. Then I looked at my watch and saw it was at least 30 minutes earlier than my shots from the past few days, and I knew there would be some good shots to be had in a little while as the sun broke the horizon. But I walked away. I was happy with the photo you see here, so I decided to go home and savor my extra free time for today.

There are two types of people: maximizers and satisficers. Maximizers try to get everything perfect, and they take a long time to do things because they wait for better opportunities for fear of missing out. Satisficers move quickly because they only wait for an option that meets all their criteria and move on without caring if there is something better because they are satisfied. I’ve always been a huge maximizer, but this project has taught me to be more of a satisficer. And by the way, guess which people live longer? That’s right–satisficers.

Wednesday, July 22, 2015 (Day 203)

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Today was the first clear, non-hazy morning in a while. It was even a little chilly. There were no clouds in the sky but still a lot of great colors.

Today I met a group of students from Stevens who figured out who I was and introduced themselves to me. This has been happening to me quite often, and I always appreciate the recognition. It’s amazing how you can go from being virtually unknown to having people approach you in the street, just from putting yourself out there and doing something unusual or extraordinary.

Think about what you can do to be remarkable, and start today.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 (Day 154)

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The sunlight fought through a mostly overcast sky this morning, creating a few tinges of pink and orange light in a dramatic scene up at the waterfront.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 (Day 112)

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The only clouds in the sky this morning were hanging low over the city, so I decided to frame the scene with the interior of this gazebo. As the sun came up, it created a fiery orange glow from beneath the clouds.

I’ve taken a few photos of the various gazebos around town, but I haven’t yet taken one from inside a gazebo.

Sitting there watching the sunrise was nice and relaxing, as gazebos usually are for some reason. It was a good vantage point to really take in the scene around me.

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