Day 3: It's only when we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

My challenge today was to throw away something of mine that I like. Immediately, when I read this, I thought of Fight Club. How Tyler Durden said that "The things you own end up owning you." So, I was actually pretty eager to let go of some of the things have a suffocating grip on me. I ended up going with my certificate of Highest Honors.

Now, to begin, I have always been the pride in the family for academia. At school I can't live down this ultra smart but ice-cold persona. Elaboration: I suck at making friends. I'm painfully awkward among crowds of teenagers and so I usually come off as this aloof, snooty prick (which I'd like to think I'm not). Thus, it was immensely relieving to flush that certificate of 4.0 GPA perfection down the toilet. In school they always told us to hang on to such achievements, because it sure looks pretty on a resume. Today felt like a nice big "F U" to the colleges, jobs, and idyllic lives (that I fear most) that idealize perfection. 

If you haven't done something like this, just getting rid of things that are weighing you down, I encourage you to. There was something hugely relieving and liberating about not trying to attain perfection.