I haven't watched South Park in a few years now, I tried following it on Comedy Central, but there are now so many episodes that the new ones get buried in the repeats, and I couldn't find them
And while I would highly recommend not following many of the life lessons South Park has taught us over the past couple of decades - there are justifiable fears that the show's cynicism has bleed through into real world consequences for people who think Eric Cartman makes some good points - there is one lesson from the South Park movie that I have not forgotten since I first heard it 25 years ago.
It's not the joys of fucking your uncle, or blaming Canada for all your woes (however easy it is to pin everything on those hosers), is the line in the epic 'what Would Brian Boitano do?', telling us that he'd make a plan, and he'd follow through.
Whenever there is a big task in life, and a lot to do in a short amount of time, I think about this line, and I come up with a plan, and I follow it through.
The biggest change in my life this year has seen me move down wit the family to my old home town, and the plan was to stay for a year before heading back to the big city. And while there have certainly be urges to change that plan, and maybe stay a little longer, we're fucking sticking with it and going back in February.
Because making plans is easy, following through on them is the vital part. Even Butters knows that.
The lesson learned: Stick to the plan, and follow trhough. That's what Brain Boitano would do.
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