“You can do anything, but you cannot do everything.” —David Allen
Declare Bankruptcy - Kate Cutruzzula reframes letting projects go as a way to reclaim your ability to prioritize.
Say A Proper Goodbye - John Sexton performed a type of Last Rites for his idea backlog so he could move on.
Take the Jump or Skip It - Jessica Abel encourages you to make faster decisions on whether to pursue or pass on an idea.
The Paradox of Choice - The Art of Improvement illustrates Mayo Oshin’s explanation of how to turn things around when too many ideas leads to too little work. Marcel Schwantes explains how the 25/5 rule is the best advice Warren Buffett never actually gave.
Make Your Ideas Tangible - Elliot Chan suggests turning idea scraps into a physical book of writing prompts. Leslie Jamison turned a loose collection of ideas into a set of notecards she could see all at once.
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Store Ideas for Later in The Bin
If you have an excess of ideas on the page, Highland 2 can help with The Bin.
The Bin sidebar lets you cut or copy text from your document, or type in a quick note to yourself. Playing with Alt lines? Saving a scene to shift elsewhere in your story? The Bin gives you a quick place to store things to the side and come back to them later.
You can learn more about how Highland 2 can help your writing in our Knowledge Base, or download the free Basic version of the app to try it out!
Previously on Inneresting…
In case you missed it, in last issue’s most clicked link Henry Oliver describes what prompted him to write a book about late bloomers.
Other Inneresting Things
Atlas Obscura’s profiles on abandoned amusement parks offer nightmare fuel and travel destinations for the adventurous.
Kate Lindsay defends your right to use the internet to enjoy silly things.
Ian Failes interviews the directors of Prehistoric Planet about how they made their faux-documentary look realistic.
And that’s what’s inneresting this week! If you’re new to us, welcome! We hope you’ll subscribe and join us again next week.
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