Usually, mostly, it’s not. But then, sometimes, very rarely, waiting is the answer.

This is not an excuse to slack off, to procrastinate.

Normally, you should dig into the work. Force yourself to do it.

But sometimes, sometimes, waiting is important.

On those occasions, waiting is not passive, it’s active. It’s looking for something. Knowing that some detail of what you’re waiting to do isn’t exactly right. So you wait.

For me, I find if I try to do certain work too early in the day it’s more difficult. If I wait to do it later in the day it becomes easier. I don’t need to spend as much time on it. There’s much less sitting in a chair waiting to be inspired. That’s because all day, while I’ve been doing something else, I’ve been thinking about how to go about it. Indirectly. Not looking it in the eye but knowing where it is in my peripheral vision.

Wait. Sometimes.