“I have to remind myself that I have not the temperament of a scholar. I am not going to pile up carefully documented facts. If I can’t swing out with theories, hunches, and guesses I am lost.”
– Eric Hoffer, Working and Thinking on the Waterfront
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“Long before there was planning, there was improvising.”
– Patricia Ryan Madson, Improv Wisdom
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I could never be accused of meticulousness.
I am not one for spreadsheets or forecasting.
I do not have the patience for the collection of data.
I simply cannot plan my reading nor my writing.
It just happens. I follow my nose. I stay curious. I trust that there are an infinite number of interesting sentences to read.
I write on here whatever comes to mind.
I am inspired by the quotes and offer my response.
I am not poring over these words and worrying about perfection.
I write on the fly.
There are advantages of this no method as method.
Writing is never stressful. There is no obligation embedded in the practice.
Outside of the commitment to publish here every day, I am free to write as much or as little as I fancy.
I am not sure if these fragments add up to a whole, but it’s how I like to do things.
I leave my mind empty of rules.
I trust the work will get done by writing on the wing.
Conversations With Quotations 