Don’t let the internet rush you. No one is posting their failures. I’ve had this quote saved for years and have always meant to do something with it and today is that day. This will be an ongoing log of things I’ve failed at, primarily professional or hobby-based, though knowing me, I’m sure the occasional personal story will sneak in too. Herewith, my own post of failures in the hope that it buoys your own efforts at whatever it is…
The act of creating (and the legacy our creations leave behind) is something that has been on my mind for a few years now. I recently did some mental and literal housekeeping, filing away old journals, reorganizing old essay snippets and things I’ve written down on virtual cocktail napkins, then moved everything into a new digital system to keep better track of what I’m thinking about. From all this spring cleaning, I’ll admit to doing the inadvisable; nay, in some…