Entropy and inertia

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16 June 2008 at 20:00
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So. You resolve never to write publicly about a handful of things. Work could be one such thing, for example, because much of what you do is confidential. Your personal life could be another; some things aren’t meant to be shared with a wider audience. And so the list goes on. You could even make a standing joke of the long breaks between writing anything at all.

After a while, however, the list of things you don’t want to write about is longer than everything you’ve ever written. If you rule out the broad topics of work and personal life (which could be defined as everything not covered by work), what does that leave? Sleep patterns? And those extended breaks are all very well, but once you lose momentum it’s bloody hard to get going again.

So. You resolve never to write publicly about a handful of things, but it’s a mistake to cast that net too wide. As with so many things in modern life, the best approach is to CTFO.

We should expect, even insist upon, a little less order and a little more chaos.

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