Doing Things Differently – Adventures Raising the Next Generation
It has been some time since I posted on this blog. Writing posts that are good enough for me to consider posting takes a reasonable amount of effort, and since my last post I embarked upon a new project that significantly reduced my time available to work on such things. Given the title of this post, it will come as no surprise that the new project in question is “everything associated with having and raising a child”. This project is probably of limited interest to some, but there are aspects of the experience that I feel that I should share, in case it is of benefit to others.
By “doing things differently”, I refer to the process of questioning why an approach to something may be the norm, and choosing an alternative path that is more optimal (for me at least – other people’s predilections may differ). This of course carries risks, and I try to think through as many reasons why the norm is indeed the norm, before I cavalierly leap over Chesterton’s fence. However, if after this process, I still feel that I can make my life easier/better/more efficient with minimal risk, then I give the alternative approach a try…
