My high school English teacher said to let your piece "gestate," although she pronounced it geshtate. Maybe we could compromise on a day, rather than a week? If you forget what you meant to write, you may see what you did write. Speaking entirely for myself, I think one issue is not so much lack of time as a misplaced sense of urgency …
My high school English teacher said to let your piece "gestate," although she pronounced it geshtate. Maybe we could compromise on a day, rather than a week? If you forget what you meant to write, you may see what you did write. Speaking entirely for myself, I think one issue is not so much lack of time as a misplaced sense of urgency around getting it out the door. It reminds me a bit of parabolic discounting.
Another compromise might be to have editors try to improve clarity and grammar but leave substance and structure alone. Brad and Noah get at some of the commercial resistance to that.
"... , I think one issue is not so much lack of time as a misplaced sense of urgency around getting it out the door." That is probably right. Will keep that in mind. Thanks!
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My high school English teacher said to let your piece "gestate," although she pronounced it geshtate. Maybe we could compromise on a day, rather than a week? If you forget what you meant to write, you may see what you did write. Speaking entirely for myself, I think one issue is not so much lack of time as a misplaced sense of urgency around getting it out the door. It reminds me a bit of parabolic discounting.
Another compromise might be to have editors try to improve clarity and grammar but leave substance and structure alone. Brad and Noah get at some of the commercial resistance to that.
"... , I think one issue is not so much lack of time as a misplaced sense of urgency around getting it out the door." That is probably right. Will keep that in mind. Thanks!