It’s 11:00 p.m., Do You Know Where Your Blog Post Is?
You had a great idea for a blog post, and you couldn’t wait to post it. But, work got in the way. Then, you had to eat. Then, you couldn’t miss your favorite show, even though it was a rerun.
But, at last, you were in front of the computer. Ready to compose the Great American Blog Post, right?
Then, you completely forgot what it was.
Oh, you struggled, you concentrated, you’re pretty sure it was… no, wait. No, that wasn’t it.
You thought some more. A-ha! You remembered. You started writing, but the words aren’t quite right. They’re not the same words that flowed through your head so easily before, when you were away from the computer, away from any Internet connection. Then, the words made sense. Then, they flowed perfectly. Every line accentuated the former, and made more concrete your point.
Yes, it was going to be a great post. Everybody would want to talk about it. Even John Chow would stop by with a comment.
But, it’s all gone now. Gone. Nevermore. You forgot to back up your brain. Why didn’t you write it down? Why didn’t you grab a pen and paper and write… something! Why!?
Oh, well, there is always tomorrow…
i hate to say it but this happens to me 4 times a week at least. Last night I thought of an article while I was showering and as soon as i got out ran to my computer in my robe(sorry for the images) and just pounded away in fear of procrastination and losing my idea.
Happens more times than I care to count.
Not just with blogs, either. I remember back in high school, we had a group project where we had to argue a position on a specific topic. In a moment of stunning clarity, I spoke up with a brilliant line of reasoning that had everyone amazed. Perfect! Can you repeat that? Nope. I couldn’t remember it all, and nobody else wrote it down as I said it, so that was one argument lost to the ethers. Well, we did reassemble something from what we all remembered I said, but it wasn’t the same.