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Process vs Product

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Jo VanEvery Leave a Comment

I have an ambivalent relationship with goals. I know they are important but I find setting specific goals with an output and a deadline stalls my work rather than motivating it. I see that a lot of you struggle with similar issues in your writing. This post uses a long analogy to my own process […]

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Embrace the research process

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Jo VanEvery Leave a Comment

“The usual result of worrying about excellence or perfection before you start creating is that you’ll never start creating. Let go of how good the end product will be and embrace the act of creating. Excellence comes as a byproduct of continual creation and learning.” — Charlie Gilkey, Productive Flourishing, July 30, 2009 When you […]

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