Day One -- Confuddlement and Constraints of the mind

Hallo World of Blogging! I've heard good things about you, so you're going to at least be a mildly useful internet phenomenon.

I'm at a loss, however, as to what I intend to gain from this. Insight, perhaps, or a chain of thought I can tug at. In addition to this, I'm clueless as to go about doing whatever I had in mind here, so I'll just wing it with a few topics over a couple of weeks and see what comes to mind.

Confusion is a topic I've been mulling over lately. A state in which you're deprived of information, or wherein the information you think you possess doesn't add up. Above anything, I find this kind of situation most irksome. How can you think through that which you do not know? I liken it in my mind to rowing a boat with a single paddle. Without complete set of correct information, you end up going in circles, falling off the watefall, hitting the passing bird, smashing your spine on the rocks below, and, in your dying moments, pondering how far is "too far" to push a metaphor.

What can only make such a situation worse, is if you have suspicions as to the missing pieces of the puzzle, but the edges are fuzzy and faded, and could more or less be completely wrong. Or worse, correct. An interesting question at this point would be; is an assumed idea of the future worth acting on? I am torn, at this point. On the one hand, it is within human nature to constantly try and predict and prepare for a future event. On the other, if preparation for one outcome has direct consequences on the other, what is the correct course of action? I am drawn to trying to keep all options clear, and I would think myself right in thinking that that decision would be the logical, safe choice. However, I can't help but feel that the choice presents an oppurtunity to which I would be a fool not to jump at, despite the threat of suspicions proving themselves right.

That said, it's probably important to look back on past confusions, to look for a method of resolving current and future ones. As far as I can recall, I've never really actively solved a state in which I find myself with insufficient knowledge. I seem to only be able to call to mind events wherein answers present themselves, or I just discard the situation as difficult. From that, I can only think of myself as... well, lazy and incapable. Surely there is a method to finding a solution. Logical deduction is all I can turn to, since my good pals paranoia and irrational jumps to conclusions seem to be giggling behind my back. So, problem one; are suspicions correct? Does it matter? What is the most appealing final outcome? How can it be achieved? What would be the negative outcomes of that?

Hmm.