>reading works other than your own
Why bother writing if even you would prefer to read something else?
>>9289025
What?
To hell if I no,
>>9289025
I think I get what you mean.
I consider myself a musically inclined person and I often have ideas, notions, inward experiences of music that I feel would be wonderful to hear with my proper ears, and that I could even make it, and enjoy the fruits of my own labour. I've written poetry before that I've gone back on a year later and thought, 'that was enjoyable!', even though it was me. We change from one person to the next at every moment so why cannot we enjoy the fruits of bygone personas?
Especially when I feel I've listened to all my favorite music 100 times, I have a very strong inclination to listen to something new, and have faith in my ability to manifest that novelty for my own enjoyment.
>>9289025
I like reading other things which share things in common with what I want to write.
>>9289025
I don't even read, that's how serious I am about writing
I don't read or write (I dictated this post to my mom) if you're serious about thinking you won't waste your time with other activities.