I've interpreted this as to hold back on publishing your thoughts until you actually are confident in what your thoughts are. I have a habit of forming my idea

I've interpreted this as to hold back on publishing your thoughts until you actually are confident in what your thoughts are. I have a habit of forming my ideas in emails before I know the conclusion. It's important to edit that work and remove the dead ends and keep it concise. It's important to keep it useful. I guess what he's saying is if you still don't know the conclusion of your writing, maybe you shouldn't publish it. This of course is writing for the benefit of the reader. There is plenty of writing which is beneficial to the writer.