A blog post may sit in my drafts for months before being published.
Ideas rarely come fully formed. Like sand stirred up in a glass of water, it may take days for the particles to settle before I can see clearly through the glass.
“Writing is re-writing,” says William Zinsser in ‘On Writing Well’. It feels uncomfortable, but that’s the point. Re-writing is the point.
Allowing space between drafts or sessions is a helpful lesson to remember in writing, music, art, or business.