The Waiting Writer: Creativity and the Virtue of Patience

Most of us know the classic fable 'The Tortoise and the Hare'1. In the story, a swift and self-assured hare makes fun of the slow-moving tortoise, leading to a challenge to race. Confident in his speed, the hare quickly outpaces the tortoise and, certain of his impending victory, decides to take a nap midway through. Meanwhile, the tortoise, undeterred, continues forward at a slow and steady pace. The hare awakes only to discover that the tortoise, moving slowly but without pause, has already cr...

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Published on February 24, 2024 04:15
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