It’s difficult to maintain emotional connection to a creative project across delays and breaks

When you begin a creative project, you’re (hopefully) very emotionally connected to it, and the background material’s all fresh in your mind. But it’s very difficult to pick this context back up if some long delay intrudes, or if it demands more attention after you’ve already completed it at an emotional level.

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Last updated 2023-07-13.