One Apple A Day #741 - not perfect
I took a short break from this practice.
Not from the writing, only from the publishing.
Last week I kept writing every morning without posting on this blog.
And it makes all the difference in the world.
Without the self-imposed pressure of posting immediately whatever I wrote in fifteen minutes, I easily get lost in research.
Knowing that my time is limited and then I have to put something out there, pushes me to focus on what I already have.
Another valuable lesson is to avoid the trap of chasing perfection. After fifteen minutes, I post what I have. That's it. I don't have the time to rewrite, refine and polish. So, I've learned to be content with the words that I found. Some days the post is inspired, some days not so much.
But it's ok.
Knowing that I have to write and post in fifteen minutes frees me from the need to be perfect. As a result, my writing is more authentic. Maybe less chiselled and refined, but indeed more real.
"Art is never finished, only abandoned."
Leonardo da Vinci