All good writing has been 'refactored' as you put it. Except writers call it 'editing', 'polishing' and 'rewriting'. And just like excellent code when you see

All good writing has been 'refactored' as you put it. Except writers call it 'editing', 'polishing' and 'rewriting'. And just like excellent code when you see some great writing you tend to think 'that looks amazingly simple!' but when you attempt to produce the same sort of elegance it somehow isn't so easy! How to deal with it: accept you can't change the world, move into a position where you have the freedom to ignore e-mails when you like, get good at scanning!