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an essay about abandoning things

jun 18 · 4 min read, 2 min written

every project I quit taught me exactly one thing, and the thing was never what the project was about. the ecosystem taught me I like building worlds more than living in them. the crochet taught me my hands are impatient.

the oil paint taught me that money is not a commitment device. the fourteen euler problems taught me that fifteen is a lot of problems.

what-you-need-to-hear.com taught me the hardest one: that I can build the whole door and still be afraid of someone knocking. which is why this museum has no door at

— ends mid-sentence. fitting.