I am getting a jump on my New Year’s resolutions for 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n
I don’t have a specific habit in mind. Instead, I want to focus on a mindset – one I have learned from my daily writing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
Regular blogging has taught me that if I wait until ideas are perfectly formed in my head before I begin to write them down, I spin my wheels endlessly. And nothing gets accomplished.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
But when I embrace imperfection and start with putting a crummy draft down on paper, I make progress.<\/p>\n\n\n
And once I have started, I find that improving the piece of writing – the revision process – becomes more than tolerable. It becomes enjoyable.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
Like my little writing projects, many of my work and personal tasks cause me to drag my feet. Especially the most important ones! I wait to get started, hoping the thing will take shape perfectly once inspiration hits. But it never works that way.<\/p>\n\n\n
So this next year I plan to be on the lookout for these sorts of tasks and – when I catch myself stalling – reframe them as “rough drafts” from which to learn and to improve as I move forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
2023 will be my year to make more mistakes! \ud83d\ude09\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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