Archive for August, 2007
Restless Mind Syndrome
I’m absolutely convinced that I am the world’s most efficient and productive writer–that is, if I could do all my writing while lying bed, trying to go to sleep. In that 30 minutes to an hour between the time I set my book down or turn off the TV, I can compose pages upon pages of fabulous material: new ideas, blog posts, responses to particularly insightful or infuriating articles I read during the day, revisions. Some nights, if my mind is really going, this will keep me awake for hours.
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Aren’t You Going to Put That Away?
A few years ago, my wife Debbie and I were at a dinner party at her parents’ house. I was standing near my favorite spot, a chair in the corner of the living room next to the piano. I had tucked into a plate of hors d’oeuvres, absent-mindedly munching some shrimp while I eavesdropped on the pleasantries being exchanged in the dining room. I hadn’t noticed Debbie’s sister Laura standing next to me when she said, “Oh my God, Matt, look at your plate!” Read the rest of this entry »