#most of what I need to do is like. stupid sql queries and form building.

[smaller-comfort]

thinking about something @ocelly said a while back about writing and editing using different parts of the brain/serving different parts of the creative process- and fundamentally that mindset has been invaluable to me.

unfortunately, my brain has been coasting in editing/refining/polishing mode for a while now and I really need it to shift gears into creative/generative/productive mode. don't get me wrong, I genuinely love the editing process! I'd forgotten how much fun it can be to tease out the right words/meaning from something. I really would have been a very happy copyeditor in another universe.

But there's a whole laundry list of shit that I need done, not polished, and the problem with engaging Editing Brain is that it's hard to convince it that I can live without absolute perfection for a while. You can't polish an empty document, asshole! Get the words on the page first and then worry about the details later.