This is a test of the Emergency Deadline System. It is 8:56 AM on a Saturday. I will spend at least an hour working on a model today. Back this evening to see how it went.

Just kidding, there is no such thing as “only a test.”

9:16 PM. I did get in an hour, and I feel much better for it. Here’s the thing about tests, they tell you were they are in the moment. So, you might not get graded or win a contest, but whatever you are doing is just that, whatever you are doing in the moment.

I’d rather spend an hour testing new techniques that turn out terrible than not do anything at all (this is the idea, plenty of times I’m tired after work and want to do just about nuthin – fight it. I did tonight and am glad I did).

Test out something. Go on, and while you do, enjoy the fact that you are out experimenting with the world.