I’ve published hundreds of blog articles over the past 2 years.
I’ve also written hundreds that have never been published.
The rough drafts are rough for a reason.
The prototypes are meant to be thrown out.
The sketches and scribbles don’t make the final cut.
Ideas aren’t just born out of creative sessions and “whiteboarding” but oftentimes come when the opposite happens.
When our mind is quiet, we can think. When we are free of common distractions, we can focus. When we block out the noise, we get a clearer picture.
Have you ever watched a kid play in the sandbox?
Some waddle in, others go full-throttle, while plenty scope out the landscape before they enter.
I’ve never seen a kid not go in when the thought of playing in one is presented to them.