Making Mistakes: Refining the Work

Making Mistakes

I have an admission to make. I goofed. This week, I was trying to write three blog posts a week, thinking that more output meant more progress. It didn’t. It just meant more stress and less time for ideas to settle.

I need a creative process that fits my energy levels better. Writing well takes time to think, revise, and connect ideas to the larger themes of Pragmatic Alchemy. I feel that if I slow down, I’ll feel calmer and more focused, that the work will get clearer. So, from now on, I’m going to work around a single theme each month and post once a week. That gives me enough time to write something solid, test any related practices, and stay consistent without burning out.

For example, another thing I learned this week is that I can’t post an exercise I haven’t tried. The last practice I shared looked good on paper, but I don’t actually know if it works for me or not. I skipped testing because I was rushing to keep up with my schedule. That speed cost me confidence in what I was offering.

Learning from Failure

This ties directly into the earlier realization about pace. If I post less but post better, I’ll have time to run through each exercise, adjust it, and explain it with real experience behind it. A slower rhythm gives space for trial and error, and that makes what I share more useful and grounded for anyone who wants to practice along with me. And I can write about my experiences and results, did it work for me? Or did it not?

Going forward, I’m going to follow a different, weekly, schedule:

Week 1: Foundation of the Week’s Theme
Week 2: An essay about it, answering questions I have.
Week 3: A Practice Exercise I’ve tried.
Week 4: Reflections and results (this post).
Week 5: Resources and Links, when applicable (first one next week!).

Join me and let me know how the quality improves!