TITLE: "You Are Here"
AUTHOR: Eugene Wallingford
DATE: August 26, 2017 12:02 PM
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 This graph illustrates one of the problems that afflicts me as a
 writer.  Too often, I don't have the confidence (or gumption) to
 start writing until I reach the <FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="blue">X</FONT>.
 By that time in the learning cycle, downhill momentum is significant.
 It's easier not to write, either because I figure what I have to say
 is old news or because my mind has moved on to another topic.

 I am thankful that other people share their learning at the top of
 the curve.

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<A HREF="https://www.ribbonfarm.com/author/sarahperry/">
   Sarah Perry</A>.
 created the above image for one of her many fine essays.  I came
 upon it in David Chapman's
<A HREF="https://meaningness.com/metablog/rationalism-critiques">
   Ignorant, Irrelevant, and Inscrutable</A>.
 The blue X is mine.
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