The Chaos Of Summer

...is no excuse to stop writing, but it helps to explain why things are slow. In lieu of the post I should be editing right now, here are a few of the myriad reasons I bust out regularly to defeat the process of writing (or doing anything creative, for that matter):

  1. I am feeling stuck in a rut, and should stop doing everything that I am currently doing, because that only leaves "new" things.
  2. Editing is hard.
  3. That post was too short / too long / too derivative.
  4. I'd rather be taking photos.
  5. I'd rather be eating.
  6. Subject would prefer I not post that to the general public
  7. Work
  8. "Work"
  9. I don't like posting about posting, and besides, [any of the above].

I have a project that I'm finishing up for myself that will involve posting something very small every single day. I'm obsessed with the idea that I can instill good habits in my life, and my top three are: staying vigilant, keeping promises, and always having projects. Somewhere in there is a commitment to write more often--assuming, of course, that I'd not rather be eating.

Posted by tangentialist at July 6, 2005 08:52 PM | more tangentialism

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