I often complain I never write anything, but that’s not true. I write emails and instant messages all day, every day. Some of my favorite turns of the phrase and most insightful analysis have been contained in brief missives I’ve tossed off in the minutes between projects at work. It’s when I sit down to deliberately compose something that I get fouled up and stuck.
What’s up with that? As much as I don’t want to admit it, I believe I’m a short-attention-span creature of the ‘80s TV generation. I think in sound bites, movie clips and song lyrics. Gotta break myself out of that….
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