I’ve decided to change focus on things in my life. I’ve noticed lately that I feel a lot better when I flex my creative muscle. It makes me feel good to be more right-brained and think with more of an open mind. I like seeing things that are visually pleasing, especially if it was something I designed.

The last few years, I’ve been focusing on more left-brained ways of thinking—most likely because of all the programming I had to do in school. I trained myself to be super analytical and too fact oriented. I taught myself how to spend endless hours on programming projects while losing track of time and the real world. Sometimes I felt like I was using a magnifying glass to focus on tiny things when I didn’t pay attention to the big picture. The longer I worked like that, the harder it became to take a step back. I think now I’ve finally noticed that.

I occasionally still find myself going back to the analytical, left-brained way of thinking, especially when I’m doing any type of programming. I’ll sit at the computer and type away, trying to get things right, no matter how long it takes me. I’m the kind of person who just has to find a solution to a problem. It’s actually making me cringe right now. But I don’t want to totally stop programming. In a way I actually like it, and I will be fine with it as long as I keep focusing more on my right-brained way of thinking. I just need to be able to take a step back and look at the big picture, and do things every day that will strengthen my creative ways. Boy is this tough.