Writing is also souding ideas out, so typically the first thing a reader of mine reads was the last thing I wrote, since part of the service of writing is havin

Writing is also souding ideas out, so typically the first thing a reader of mine reads was the last thing I wrote, since part of the service of writing is having done that work for them. The addition I would make to this process is that I sometimes let comments sit, go do something else, and if I don't feel awesome about reading them when I've forgotten them, I delete them. Usually on controversial topics that I know I've been provoked into responding to, but also on other things. The key is to write something I don't cringe at reading after. Write in the voice of the person you would like to become, and then read it to reflect on whether you aimed high enough.