Creative Destruction

It's been a while since I've posted here. Lately, I've been having a hard time finding the motivation to write. One reason is because I've had two major documents looming over my head: a thesis for school and a "Statement of Professional Achievements" for my job. As hard as I try to be a good writer, I'm not a very gifted one. So the creative juices that help me articulate my thoughts in a (hopefully) coherent and interesting manner are overtaxed if I have too much compulsory writing on my plate. And so, I took a vacation from blogging.

Another reason I've avoided writing on this blog is because of its somewhat forced premise. When I first created this blog, I named it "Tacos and Fries" to reflect an interest in taking information from seemingly unrelated sources and synthesizing it all into a completely new understanding that would offer a unique perspective on a variety of topics. I won't go into the details of why this is a difficult standard to live up to, but suffice it to say that it is very time-consuming and quite limiting. As much as I still prefer writing posts within this framework and will continue to do so, I no longer want to be stifled by the pressure of having to adhere to such a demanding formula all of the time.

So to divest myself from this self-imposed pigeon-hole, I'm changing the name of this blog to My Creative Destruction. This phrase from the economics discipline roughly refers to destroying older systems of wealth in order to create newer systems of wealth. Even though the notion reflects all of the ruthless nihilism that makes me despise capitalism--not to mention reminds me A LOT of the "New World Order"--it is still a good analogy for what I need to do on a personal level in order to evolve. I'm very cognizant of the periodic need to break open the shackles of comfort and predictability in order to progress. Now is the time to break free, and I hope to do so with this blog, not just at the present moment, but at any point in the future when it's necessary.

With this name change (and slightly different look) will likely come a different tone and overall purpose for how and why I will write future blog posts. I've decided to retain the previous entries because it will give the reader an honest picture of where I've been (mentally, psychologically, etc.) and how this blog has evolved. I'll probably ask the same questions and make the same observations as before, but with less of the screaming and fist-shaking at the "PTB" that was characteristic of those earlier posts. I don't know where this new direction will lead me, but I suspect it will be an interesting journey nonetheless. Bon apetite.