It's actually easier to start with a blank page.

It's really hard to finish a page or a piece of writing that already has a lot on it. It's even harder if I didn't write it myself. People are so unique that if it's not my own context, it feels instinctively unfamiliar. So, I have to understand that context. But once I've understood the preceding context, it becomes even more difficult to expand on it and continue. That's because it's not mine. (This is a bit of a different topic, but if you don't genuinely agree with someone's context, you might just be nodding implicitly because you don't have an opinion. Then the gap in the conversation that follows only widens.)

So, when I scribble on a blank page in my own way, it becomes easier. There's no need to grasp the preceding context; I can just create a new structure and context as my hand moves. Even if I don't know what to write or how to write it, something emerges when I sit down and start writing. It naturally flows somewhere. The flow takes me somewhere, and traces become form. There comes a moment when the drifting context settles. At that moment, I can pierce through everything like a flash of light.

Let's not trust ourselves. What I mean is, I have several 'diseases.' The disease of wanting to show something '짠' (ta-da!) and wonderful all at once. The disease of thinking something ugly isn't finished. And the disease of thinking I'm at least not stupid. Because of these diseases, ideas don't flow into thoughts; they get stuck in my iPhone notes. Ideas that were flapping like live fish die out.

But I wonder if there's anyone who can create something wonderful and perfect, uninterrupted, all at once. Great artists and entrepreneurs always had sketches and drafts. Even the latest AI can't do it well. Even if you explain the process and context step-by-step, and provide examples, it can't fully capture the context in the other person's mind.

I'm not perfect. I can't be perfect. But I imagine creating something wonderful. And I believe I will create it. Let's think of it as currently aligning and correcting the context of a good, finished product that isn't visible yet but will surely become a reality. If I invest time, it will happen, and because I believe that, the time I spend is enjoyable in advance.

A gap between a tree and a rock

Source: A gap between a tree and a rock