Have you ever thought about what colour you would be if you were a crayon??

I was listening to the radio yesterday as they were running through some questions that people wanted to ask Andrew Denton (if you don’t know who he is, he is Australia’s answer to Sir Michael Parkinson). Now there were some very cool and interesting questions, however one which Denton mentioned specifically was “If you were a crayon, what colour would you be?”. In fact Denton said that it just blew his mind.

Now on first thought I figured, sure, as if that was a question that would be mind blowing. It’s such a simple question. However upon reflection it is not actually one which is so easy to answer.

My initial thought was I would be Red because that’s my favourite colour…. but there is so many more dimensions to the question.

Is choosing your favourite colour really the best choice?

It would be easy for me to answer the question with Orange as being my favourite colour.. however is that the right choice? Is the question much deeper than that?

Maybe I would like to be Blue because I love the feeling of calm and peacefulness. However I could also be Green because I want to change the world.

I also love to be happy… so maybe yellow would be a good choice?? but maybe I should go with Red because I like to be different… or pink because I like to support charity.

What you first see as a simple question could be answered in so many ways. It is not just about choosing your favourite colour. It is diving much further into our emotions then we may even know how to go.

In fact I agree with Denton. This question is simply mind blowing… I just don’t know where to begin to answer it. There are more dimension and angles then my brain can handle all at once. It is a question that takes a lot of time to answer.

Why can such a simple question be so hard?

It’s all about how you think about the question. Simple questions can show the type of person you are. They show how deep your thinking is, and can touch on many aspects of your inner emotions.

Now I don’t proclaim to be any sort of expert, in fact I am far from that. However I believe that these questions are hard because we are forced to weigh up our life into one simple answer.

It is not just asking ‘what is your favourite colour?’ but it is really asking ‘If you could sum your entire life up into one single colour, what colour would you chose, and more importantly why would you choose that colour over all the other ones you might have chosen?’.

We are forced to think deep by a question which is on the surface very simple. I would go as far as to say that simple questions are in fact the hardest questions to answer. They are the most open questions you can ask. They have a multitude of answers, and no person can be wrong in their answer. The question is entirely what you make of it.

So what colour would I be?

I am really at odds to decide which answer to give for this, but I think that if I was a crayon I would be Green. The reason for this is because Green is associated with change and more importantly it is a symbol for life and I would love to know that I brought a bit of life to the world.

So my question to you is this….

What colour crayon would you be?

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Recently I have found myself wondering that very question. I must admit I like to dabble in a lot of things during my week… but it is often hard to devote an adequate amount of time to each task.

Here’s a short list…  Firstly I am studying for my second degree in Journalism…. I work as a Web Master for 3 days a week… I am trying to run this blog successfully…. I am in the process of designing a second blog (more on that in the future)…. I help out with a student organisation doing PR and Web Support…. I have about 12 books from Amazon to read….. I have plenty of ideas for new website applications… I am getting into cycling quite regularly and am purchasing my 2nd bike since June….. (pause for breath)… and to top it all off I am learning to play Alto Saxophone and trying to teach myself guitar…. pretty full on huh?…. oh and I should probably mention I hang out with my friends and family as well.

My life at the moment is like a massive bowl of punch. There are plenty of things going into it, plenty of effort and determination… but in the end it’s still punch… it’s still all mixed together. It doesn’t feel like I am becoming an expert at any particular thing I am doing.

Obviously if I am ever to turn anything into a real success I need to learn how to focus enough time and energy on my goals. But how do I go about doing that?

I have had a few ideas. The first being to cut a few things out. I can quickly point to a few things which are easier to cut out, but there are a lot of things in that list which I need to spend time on. So maybe the real issue is how do I become more organised.

So that’s the question I would like to ask everyone, I would love to know your opinion.

How do you decide what to spend time on, and how much time to allocate to it??

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