Starting over > Editing

Why is it sometimes easier to start over than to edit an unrecognizable writing?

So the downside of the free writing technique that I used is that if I don't edit it immediately, I don't remember what I meant when I wrote it. If there are so many errors and mistakes then the task of editing it would be overwhelming.

So sometimes it is easier to just start over with just the gist of the idea.

The white ink method will be helpful in overcoming writer's block but it's quite challenging to edit what you've written.

I guess the lesson there is that sometimes it's easier to start over than to fix something unfixable. 

It's a headache. This applies to life in general, not only writing.

Sometimes we just have to let chaos take over and let things be, you know.

I observed this when I tried to compile tweets so that I can write a post based on them but since my account is private it's time-consuming to try to collect them or to compile them into a coherent body of work.

I also notice that it takes hours and hours to edit an audio recording especially if it is not a very good recording--if there's a lot of noise or not very audible. I wanna keep the uhms and the silences to make it authentic--showing the process of coming up with ideas. But we also have to think of the listener. Their time is precious.

As much as we want to show how the sauce is made, we also have to respect the audience's time. As a consumer who has a very short attention span I cannot go through nonsense stream of consciousness unless I'm already invested in that person's story or if i'm interested in finding out their process. Otherwise it's all irrelevant to me. I won't care about the minute details.

From the customer's point of view, I'd like for the presenter to get to the point faster without all the fluff but that's kind of against authenticity and being process-oriented.

Is the customer always right? Or do you also have to consider your own enjoyment? Do you enjoy sharing your process? As a creator, you have to find that balance.