Most of the time I feel out of sync with my peers and my culture. It’s like I’m swimming in the same river as everyone else, but I’m coming up for air at a different time. I’m seeing different things.
Except for when I’m failing at small talk during social events, I think it’s fine. I think it’s actually necessary for what I do.
In my day job as a graphic designer, I spend a lot of time trying to show people things they’ve seen before in a fresh way. In my FFOREST job, I’m trying to show you reality from a slightly different angle. If I was perfectly in sync with everyone around me, I couldn’t do either of those things. I think the out-of-sync gap is where new ideas get in.
Maybe you feel out of sync too? It could be alienating. It could be frustrating. It could also be why you are creative in the way you are. It might be the reason you can do what you do.
It’s okay to be unsyncable. Put it to good use.
Whoever Theo Verney is, he made this song that I kinda like cool enough that I needed to share it with you.
Grow slowly
Jeff
I remember asking my sister if there was something wrong with me and people weren't telling me. This was around age 13. Now as the mom of two kiddos with autism, and more than a touch of the tisum myself, I completely understand why I felt that way. Love the coming up for air a different times analogy. Perfect resonance.
Thank you for this!