Status quo

One should never be satisfied with a status quo and always be willing to challenge the existing state of affairs.
Regardless of who you are or what you do, there is always a better way of doing things, especially in our fast changing world.
What was adequate yesterday is probably obsolete today and in need of being updated or upgraded.

Be it your way of playing pétanque (merci monsieur Foyot), your method of managing your health or your love life, there is always room for improvement.
But to be successful, you need to keep an open mind and be willing to embrace changes. And above all you need to be curious.

Screen-shot-2012-08-17-at-3.26.50-PMI am an avid reader and I get most of my ideas from news clips and magazines.
I subscribe to a few periodicals but I also peruse the Internet daily to keep abreast of what’s happening.
Most of what I read is quickly forgotten (or put in a virtual bin called “later”) but once in a while I come across an interesting bit of information and I have no rest until I am able to try it out.

As you know, I run a small blog (what you are presently reading) and I am constantly on the lookout to improve its appeal.
Since standing still means losing ground, I periodically evaluate the content, the look, the functionality of the site and strive to improve its overall attractiveness.

Through reading I often become aware of new widgets, small applications that can easily be installed to increase a site’s functionality.
When learning of a particular app, I download it and try it. If I am satisfied by the results I keep it. Otherwise I deep-six it.
But the main thing is that I am never satisfied with the status quo and I am willing to get out of the rut to try new things.
I am glad to say that this particular site has substantially evolved since its initial launch, and I hope that you noticed it.

Today, most everybody is using a computer or a smartphone but we use only a very small number of the device’s resources. We are too busy or too lazy to dig and figure out its (often hidden) possibilities.

This is wrong.
Apathy, indifference to changes is harmful to your well-being.
Regardless of age, one needs to remain curious and show a willingness to evolve.

Lack of evolution paves the way to extinction.

Alain