Face To Face With an Idea
I have not posted in some time. That has not been intentional. I had an idea well over a month ago that I began working on. I loved the idea, it was so fun to explore deeper. As I kept digging. The idea kept growing and growing. It had everything I wanted in a post plus some. Night after night I worked on the idea, crafting the article. Exploring what I thought was every angle of the idea.
After over a week of writing, I began to lose touch with this idea. The spark was not there anymore. It became so large I was not able to implement it in such a way that I was happy with the deliverable. It was feeling more like a chore. It became work. Not what I was looking for, I was looking for an outlet. It was easier to stop writing than it was to continue with this idea.
There are a couple of lessons in this short tale. Rather than drag them out, making more work for both of us. Here is what I learned:
- If something is becoming too large, break it into smaller more manageable pieces.
- Keep it simple, our world is already complicated enough.
- Don't be afraid to walk away from an idea that is not working out.
- Keep it exciting, for things like this it a labor of love. If you are not loving it, all that is left is labor.