I mentioned in an earlier post the intent to make writing mundane and therefore taking much of the anxiety out of it. I think there is a further benefit from mundane productivity. When my written ideas are challenged I am much less likely to get defensive over them if the process of writing them was mundane rather than "inspired". That's the drawback of the inspiration-driven binge writing process. What comes out of it must be golden, because it is draining, resource intensive, high risk and in some ways manic. Instead, if the action of clarifying communication in the written form is common place, then the examination, criticism and editing of those ideas are less tied to identity and esteem. That is not to say that the connection disappears. The difference is one of degrees, and in the matter of cranking out words, the degrees matter.
I fumbled this week hard. Last night I was awoken after two hours of sleep by back spasms that made it almost impossible to breath without agony. I finally got back to sleep around 430, to awake at 6. With no sleep I ended up at the Docs office to figure things out. I am off to a chiropractor on the off chance of the elusive and mythical "quick fix" so I can focus, sleep and ride my bike in the Tour de Tucson tomorrow, and write more when I get home. Will update with numbers then.
Today: 287
Total: 5887/30000
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