Why I Don’t Write Every Day

A personal essay arguing against the 'write every day' dogma in favor of an idea incubation model. The author captures ideas without immediately acting on them, letting strong ones accumulate tension over time until writing becomes inevitable. This 'tension loop' is contrasted with the 'discipline loop' of consistent daily output, and the distinction is extended to product development and engineering leadership — where premature convergence, over-full backlogs, and rushing to close open loops can reduce thinking quality. The post advocates for maintaining slack in both creative and organizational systems to allow ideas to mature before execution.