Comments on: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Just Doing It https://escapeadulthood.com/blog/2007-07-09/the-complete-idiots-guide-to-just-doing-it.html Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:41:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Jason https://escapeadulthood.com/blog/2007-07-09/the-complete-idiots-guide-to-just-doing-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-339366 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:24:50 +0000 http://kimandjason.com/blog/2007-07-09/the-complete-idiots-guide-to-just-doing-it.html#comment-339366 In reply to freshairjudy.

Thanks, Judy! I love that idea of replacing “failure” with “learning.” So true. Thanks for being such a great example of how to kick Adultitis in the teeth!

]]> By: freshairjudy https://escapeadulthood.com/blog/2007-07-09/the-complete-idiots-guide-to-just-doing-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-339355 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:14:13 +0000 http://kimandjason.com/blog/2007-07-09/the-complete-idiots-guide-to-just-doing-it.html#comment-339355 Jason, you rock the casbah!! OMG, it is 2 years later and I can NOT stop laughing at the cover of that book. There are so many things I never let anyone tell me I couldn’t / shouldn’t do. I started riding offroad motorcyle at 30. I learned html WHILE I created my first website. If one merely eliminates the word “failure” from our vocabulary and replaces it with “learning”, the world is our oyster!!

]]> By: Escape Adulthood » Top 10 Posts From the Summer https://escapeadulthood.com/blog/2007-07-09/the-complete-idiots-guide-to-just-doing-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-256931 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:52:20 +0000 http://kimandjason.com/blog/2007-07-09/the-complete-idiots-guide-to-just-doing-it.html#comment-256931 […] The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Just Doing It | I’m especially proud of the fake book cover I designed for this one. […]

]]> By: Jason https://escapeadulthood.com/blog/2007-07-09/the-complete-idiots-guide-to-just-doing-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-186607 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:54:42 +0000 http://kimandjason.com/blog/2007-07-09/the-complete-idiots-guide-to-just-doing-it.html#comment-186607 Sue — As I go through life, I am finiding that fear of success is much more prevalent than fear of failure. People are worried that if they become successful, friends and family might disown them. That might be strong language, but it’s always more comfortable to fit in than it is to stand out. And as Marianne Williamson said, “Your playing small does not serve the world.”

Minette — What a great approach! The best way to learn is by doing. And it’s courageous to not worry about “messing up.”

Freshy — I’m glad I put the extra time in creating that graphic. Nice mottos, too. I’m a fan of mottos that are one step away from being a tongue twister.

]]> By: Freshy https://escapeadulthood.com/blog/2007-07-09/the-complete-idiots-guide-to-just-doing-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-184915 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:33:23 +0000 http://kimandjason.com/blog/2007-07-09/the-complete-idiots-guide-to-just-doing-it.html#comment-184915 The graphic image of the Complete Idiots Guide to Breathing just left me laughing silly for half the morning!!

2 of my mottos: You don’t have to know how to do Everything in advance (how boring!) and Always trust that childhood taught us How to Learn How to Learn!!!!

]]> By: Minette https://escapeadulthood.com/blog/2007-07-09/the-complete-idiots-guide-to-just-doing-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-179889 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:21:36 +0000 http://kimandjason.com/blog/2007-07-09/the-complete-idiots-guide-to-just-doing-it.html#comment-179889 My favorite way to learn a new thing, whether it’s a new computer program, or whatever, is to just dive in and “do it”. If I get hung up on something, I can always hit “help”, but I like to see what I can do on my own first!

]]> By: Sue https://escapeadulthood.com/blog/2007-07-09/the-complete-idiots-guide-to-just-doing-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-179776 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:42:37 +0000 http://kimandjason.com/blog/2007-07-09/the-complete-idiots-guide-to-just-doing-it.html#comment-179776 It’s that little voice of fear in the back of our heads that hold us back. Half of the time, it’s probably more fear of success than failure. You sure don’t see that fear in kids very often – like the learning to ride your bike & walking examples you mentioned. They are definitely not afraid to succeed!

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