Quantity, Quality, Consistency (And What We Measure)
“When you ignore quantitative measurements for a bit, you can get back to qualitative measurements.”
We have to measure things.\ There's no getting around that. People who fail at measuring things fail at accomplishing things.
You should count how much you have in your bank account.
You should track your time.
You should measure the baking soda you put in yout waffles (because, trust me on this, too much baking soda is not a good thing).
Writers measure productivity by word count.
But recognize there are different ways to measure.
And different things to measure.
You could measure hours spent writing.
You could measure days-in-a-row that you've written.
You could measure output in short stories, or articles, or novels, or poems.
You could measure the number of passive sentances or adverbs used.
Measuring is inevitable and I suggest that seasons change.
Sometimes we're on top of quantity. Sometimes quality is critical. And sometimes we simple need to be consistent.
What are you measuring now?
Why?
Seismologists are measuring silence right now. Apparently, global caronavirus shutdowns have caused a measureable silence on the earth. The things we measure.
