The illusion of a break (2)

To create the illusion of a break, you have to do something, however briefly, to get beyond a previous draft. Normally, I would just put it aside (overnight is ideal) to get some distance, but the press of things doesn't always allow for this. The reason that ego is out of bounds is that you have to write in the present (from being), letting things unfold rather than getting stuck on a particular artifact. (That said, keep everything. You never know.)