Writing the thing

Whenever I have an idea for an article I’ll capture it in Apple Notes. At this point I have ideas for posts I’ll never write.

The list is forever growing. But it’s still useful, providing a jumping off point for ideas that were interesting to me in the past.

Sometimes, though, the thing I write is the thing I can’t quite kick. It may not even be captured anywhere. It’s that absurd concept that my head can’t wrap around, and to me it seems abstract enough that no one else would be interested.

Most of the time that’s probably true. Some things aren’t meant to see the light of day.

But every now and then it’s worth pulling the crazy out, shaping it up, and sending it out into the world.

The thing eating at you, the thing humming around that won’t quite go away, that thing may just be worth defining and sharing.

If you’re not sure ask a friend or two, throw it out there, and see what happens. You never know.