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By What Standard Should I Measure Success?

Posted by John on June 6th, 2010 at 10:13 pm · 1 Comment

I’m never quite sure what to make of days like today. I did lots of good: I spent time with people I care about, including helping Jana get ready for her trip and taking her to the airport and sushi/grocery-shopping/practice/dinner with the kiddos. I got in a spectacular bouldering session, working hard and conquering new problems that seemed impossible just 2-3 weeks ago. I prepped a week’s worth of healthy lunches and breakfasts, including a huge scrumptious salad and a concoction of plain yogurt, fresh berries, raw almonds and maple syrup. I whittled my inbox from nearly 300 messages to less than 100.

But when I sat down to write this afternoon, I eked out maybe a hundred words. I tweeted, I wandered off following a chain of Internet links, I spent time doing “research.” But ultimately, no real writing to show for it.

I think I forgot the Will to Write today. I’ll get it back tomorrow. :)

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  • 1 Danielle // Jun 7, 2010 at 5:58 am

    I know you know this, but a fertile mind needs to be fed, too. To continue with that metaphor, don’t think of this as your mind lying fallow–it’s more like crop rotation. All the things you did, particularly prepping a week’s worth of healthy breakfast and lunch, is the equivalent of planting legumes…or something like that.

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