This article is visibly, annoyingly,
distractingly in threes.
> It promises clarity. Control. Mental leverage.
> but to keep it alive, replayed, and reworked.
> A dusty collection of old selves, old interests, old compulsions...
> A quote would spark an insight, I’d clip it, tag it, link it...
> There is a guilt that accompanies unread books, articles and blog posts
> The belief that by naming a goal, you are closer to achieving it. That by storing a thought, you have understood it. That by filing a fact, you have earned the right to deploy it.
> ...the fear of losing track, of forgetting, of not being caught up.
> Nietzsche burned early drafts. Michelangelo destroyed sketches. Leonardo left thousands of pages unfinished.
> It promises clarity. Control. Mental leverage.
> but to keep it alive, replayed, and reworked.
> A dusty collection of old selves, old interests, old compulsions...
> A quote would spark an insight, I’d clip it, tag it, link it...
> There is a guilt that accompanies unread books, articles and blog posts
> The belief that by naming a goal, you are closer to achieving it. That by storing a thought, you have understood it. That by filing a fact, you have earned the right to deploy it.
> ...the fear of losing track, of forgetting, of not being caught up.
> Nietzsche burned early drafts. Michelangelo destroyed sketches. Leonardo left thousands of pages unfinished.