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Ryan M. Patrick is a United States Air Force and Space Force veteran, aerospace engineer, and author. Originally from the Philadelphia area, he currently lives in Northern Virginia with his wife, four daughters, and dog.

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Inefficiency

In my last post, I talked about abandoned projects and wasted words. I have only manage to publish a fraction of what I’ve written since I started in 2012.

But why is this the case? Why am I so inefficient?

In this post I’ll talk through some reasons as to why I think this is happening. Next one I’ll take a look at how to fix them.

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