“Finishing actions clears the mind as much as it clears the plate. An action once finished does not need attention or memory. An unfinished action still needs both to be completed. An accumulation of unfinished actions creates a mental clutter and a brain drain. Whether we possess the kind of mind that deals with that clutter easily or not, the cataloguing and prioritization of those remaining actions demands mental energy that could be spent elsewhere.”
– Dan Charnas, Work Clean
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“You are not making this commitment to prove something to others, to hear their applause or to compete with someone else – the only competition is with yourself and the ultimate commitment is to yourself.”
– John Peck, How to Add Adventure to Your Life
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These quotes and thoughts have been rattling in my mind since August, when this modest enterprise of mine was halted.
I did not stop writing in any grand way. There were no hystronics.
I merely ceased driving myself to the keypad every day.
Without the daily commitment there was nothing.
The interest and compulsion vanished without the demands of the schedule.
I have recommited in order to provide for myself the freedom to create.
An idea recorded here is one less piece of clutter on my mind.
I feel happier already, reconnecting with my creative companion, conducting conversations with quotations.
Conversations With Quotations 