“I have owed you this letter for a very long time, but my fingers have avoided the pencil as though it were an old and poisoned tool.”
- Randy Phillips, as quoted in the Monday Morning Memo on April 25, 2022 and about 100 other times, too
“If I had more time, I’d have written a shorter letter.”
- Mark Twain (1835 – 1910), and attributed to eleventy-three others since he first said it
The Diff often suggests we focus on “next.” This Randy / Twain short post will hopefully add clarity.
Next = Now. What we do next can’t be watered down by the concept of what we plan to do next. What we do next, we do now. Now = Next.
Write the letter. Call the person. Breathe deeply. Laugh at a memory or a thought.
Next = Now. Now = Next.
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