You explain the dichotomy between hard work and good work beautifully here. I especially appreciate your final section. I too abandon essays that get too boring or convoluted or just uninspired—too hard. Sometimes I revisit them, but most just sit there, half-baked and moldering.
You explain the dichotomy between hard work and good work beautifully here. I especially appreciate your final section. I too abandon essays that get too boring or convoluted or just uninspired—too hard. Sometimes I revisit them, but most just sit there, half-baked and moldering.
Not to highjack your comment section, but I wrote a piece on a similar topic a couple years ago: https://jimsalvucci.substack.com/p/my-time-in-a-cult.
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