(Another old draft ...)
A post by Mark McElroy encapsulated my own troubles and intentions over the years:
I’ve always been a magpie of ideas. I’m drawn to the new, the bright, the shiny. I scoop these ideas up and carry them back to my nest. The result? I have an enormous nest, feathered with layer upon layer of ideas and insights.
Problem is, for the most part my fabulous nest is empty. No eggs. I’m skimming a lot, collecting a lot, but producing very little. I’ve mistaken inspiration (“Ooh! That’s neat! I’ll save it!”) for insight (“Here’s why this really matters!”).
If you suffer in a similar way, here are his suggestions:
- Go deep (for a change !)
- Pick themes with an "bias to action" in them
- Actually share more
(kind of like how I'm resurrecting these old drafts, eh ? 😀)