No, I don't polish before I hit "update journal." The reason why I don't polish is because... well, I guess I have turned some corner and while I know this is writing, it is really communication. I struggled for a very long time to write the way I talk although I have gone through years where I felt more comfortable with written communication vs verbal communication.
But also, I don't polish because my ego does not need it and because I am writing this to other people in a non-professional capacity. My ego does not need to care whether you think I am an idiot because I spelled something incorrectly and I am learning that I cannot be friends with those people anyway so why bother? Some people are tight and rigid about stuff and focus more on what is written than the actual content of what is written. That's them -- fine. But I don't want to be that kind of person and I am responsible for Q. Ergane so... I don't polish. Hell, I don't even re-read. I trust myself and you.
I care too much about audience sometimes. I have to remind myself that audience changes depending on where you are writing and etc. -- one should not treat everything the same because everything is NOT the same. Why do I care about audience? Because communication does not happen in a bubble. Sometimes I am too aware of that and not aware enough of what I need to communicate. But I am working on that.
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But also, I don't polish because my ego does not need it and because I am writing this to other people in a non-professional capacity. My ego does not need to care whether you think I am an idiot because I spelled something incorrectly and I am learning that I cannot be friends with those people anyway so why bother? Some people are tight and rigid about stuff and focus more on what is written than the actual content of what is written. That's them -- fine. But I don't want to be that kind of person and I am responsible for Q. Ergane so... I don't polish. Hell, I don't even re-read. I trust myself and you.
I care too much about audience sometimes. I have to remind myself that audience changes depending on where you are writing and etc. -- one should not treat everything the same because everything is NOT the same. Why do I care about audience? Because communication does not happen in a bubble. Sometimes I am too aware of that and not aware enough of what I need to communicate. But I am working on that.
Good post.