Get It Down on Paper

Not everything. But some of those thoughts running through your head? Get them down.

It could be just an idea. A cool observation. A model you're tinkering with that might solve a business problem or something else entirely.

...you've got to get it down on paper.

It may mean nothing. It may never be looked at again. It may not even make sense. But the act of writing it down gives it a breath of life.

Who knows. That random thought might grow into a sketch, a joke, a scene, or a seed for further research. A cool post might come out of it.

...or nothing. Which is also an option. And that's fine.

But you don't want it to get lost and never surface again.

Not every thought deserves to be captured. But some of the ones that run through our heads are genuinely something. Some will make you laugh to yourself, in disbelief, but with a little pride. :)

If the time and interest are there, and the seed gets nurtured, it leads somewhere: a new post, a solution, another thought worth following.

...which you should also get down on paper.

Or not.