Allen Ginsberg was wrong
Your first thought is actually not usually your best thought. That’s not to say you should supress your first thought. If you don’t have your first thought, you can’t have a second. Just maybe hold off on sharing it and always reserve the right to edit.
That is my thought for today. Actually, it’s my second thought for today. I’m keeping the first to myself.
July 25th, 2006 at 12:31 pm
My high school art teacher used to tell us “Your first three ideas are always wrong.”
I’ve found that the first thought often has potential. However, you need the other ideas to realize the strengths and weaknesses of the first. Then you can decide whether the first thought is worth pursuing further.
Carpenters say it better, “Measure twice. Cut once.”