For a satisfied life, become a god of small things | Robert Twigger

Tackling too big a challenge can be daunting. The secret is to be a 'micromaster'

Life can be overwhelming. We want to do as much as we can, see the world, learn new things - and it can all get a bit too much. I reached a point when I felt that I could no longer be interested in everything. I had to shut some of life out, and I didn't like that. I was living under the assumption - the false assumption, as it turned out - that to know anything worthwhile took years of study, so I might as well forget it.

But something inside me rebelled. I still wanted to learn new things and make new things. They didn't have to be big things - I was happy to leave that until later. Start small, start humble. Start with an egg.