I have a problem. A blogging problem. I write and rewrite, read and reread, edit and reedit, and it takes me FOREVER to write a one sentence caption. Honestly. You can imagine how long writing a thank you card takes me.
So I had a thought: limit myself to 10 minutes and post it, no matter what, after just that length of time. That took me 3 minutes; 7 to go.
Strike that, I just went back, reread and edited. 6 minutes.
You wouldn't know it from my recent track record of posting, but I often think of something that speaks to me. But when it involves fleshing the thought out in writing, I want the thought not just clear, but well written. But "now" never seems like the right time to capture it. So I make note of that thought and put it off. In the meantime, other thoughts come that I also never sit down and write. I'm afraid if hell is really paved with good intentions that I'm about halfway there.
So I'm thinking (but somehow still don't want to commit to it for fear I won't follow through!) that I should make a "blog once every day for a month" goal. Even if it's just a sentence. Or even if it takes me an hour. Just to overcome my putting-offness.
10 minutes up.
And I still went back and took 4 minutes to edit. 40% longer than I committed to--agh!
