Mistake made

Lesson learned

Conclusion drawn

Started too many things in too many directions.

Festina lente.

Gutta cavat lapidem.

Kto speshit, tot liudei nasmeshit.

Sketch out a workflow and stick to it for a week.

Form and content mismatch.

Cannot do one without the other.

Update content daily and update “look and feel” and "workflow" weekly.

Got on loggerheads with some bloggerheads.

Cannot control the world, just my reaction to it (even that— only with great effort).

Stick to my goals no matter how strong the provocation.

Use my energy for writing not for fighting.

Did more reading than writing.

The best way of not writing is reading.

Start by writing first and read later, if at all.  Fine tune my reading.

Did more routine than creative work.

The shitiest draft of something new is more valuable than the most polished refried beans.

1. sketch a new story draft
2. record an information nugget
3. do research and verification
4. refry beans