One of the best editing tools isn’t software.
It’s time.
When you’ve been immersed in a creative project for days or weeks, it’s easy to lose perspective.
Everything feels either brilliant or terrible.
Neither reaction is especially reliable.
Step away.
Come back tomorrow.
Read it again.
Listen again.
Watch it again.
Distance has a way of revealing what emotion often hides.
You’ll notice what needs to be simplified.
You’ll recognize what deserves to stay.
Good creators know how to make the work.
Great creators know when to leave it alone long enough to see it clearly.
