I’ve made two resolutions for this new year of 2022. One is quite private, but the other I yearn to share. I vow to nourish the creativity that drove the creation of this site.
The Specifics
- What? Building my three websites: Wise Speech Online, my private journal, and, of course, this site.
- Why?
- If I don’t work on them regularly, the two public ones could easily die on the vine. But that’s not a good enough reason.
- Noteworthy: I love honing my skills — especially unexpected tangents, e.g., into CSS.
- I have the sense that in moderation this helps my sense of confidence. Note that overdoing puts this at risk.
- Attempting to articulate the big reason…. My inner artist longs to be nourished, to take flight.
- When? Each morning (retreats, travel, visitors, and illness aside)
- How?
- Use the Pomodoro method.
- 5-60 minutes. No more. No less.
- Always begin by:
- doing a quick brain dump on paper;
- briefly scanning my list of ideas;
- pausing for at least a minute;
- then creating a new post.
- After that, it could be working on CSS, SVG, site infrastructure, etc. Whatever feels best.
- End with pause, relax, bow, let go, let go, let go….
- See where this leads.
- Reassess and possibly refine in a few weeks.