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- From: mtan@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Maureen Tan)
- Subject: Re: Not revising - with a twist
- References: <1993Jan21.213705.6410@digi.lonestar.org>
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 15:32:44 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan21.213705.6410@digi.lonestar.org>,
- gpalo@digi.lonestar.org (Gerry Palo) wrote:
-
- > As far as using Heinlein's rule, I wonder if anyone has ever tried it, with
- > the added twist that when you finish a piece, if it is not worth submitting,
- > then throw it away and start something new - don't submit it at all.
- > I admit this would be very hard to do, but the discipline might help one to
- > improve one's overall skills and productivity. I would think also that the
- > act of throwing a piece away might help in detaching one's ego from the
- > work, something I find very difficult to do.
- >
- > Any takers?
-
-
- Oh, God! Throw away one of my children?!
-
- Maureen (a.k.a. Jane)
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