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Have the Patience to Make a Point
I’m slowing down my writing. I’ve become addicted to cranking out posts too quickly to speak clearly. I’ve lost the patience to make a clear point.
Lately I’ve been writing a lot about my newly revised Evernote GTD system. All began solidly. But somewhere between parts 1 and 2 things got fuzzy. My system began changing, evolving, simplifying, but I didn’t stop to let it. Instead I modified the focus of the series so I could keep on writing. Now I’m not sure what I’m writing about.
What was my point?
Was I writing just to write? Do I like talking to myself? Was I trying to share something useful, something worth discussing? I think the latter, but maybe I’ve been spending too much time at sea.
So now I’m sitting in the harbor, learning to enjoy the view. I can pull into port whenever I’m ready; which is to say, I won’t publish anything until it feels truly finished and makes clear points. I’ll bide my time and learn how to breathe.
This is an oath, but I might just be talking to myself again.