Ignoring the Inner Critic

Cartoon by Grant Snider from the New York Times article “How Do You Silence Your Inner Critic?” Find it here. While the Critic Sleeps

I like to write in the morning. The earlier the better. It’s not just because the world is quiet then. My thoughts are as well, mainly because the critical part of my brain–the part skilled at finding fault–is still sleeping. As a result, if I start early enough, I might get in an hour or two before the critic wakes.

Until recently, I considered the notio...