Je n’ai fait celle-ci plus longue que parce que je n’ai pas eu le loisir de la faire plus courte.
-Blaise Pascal 1657
(I have made this longer than usual because I have not had time to make it shorter.)
I first heard this attributed to Mark Twain somewhere, but regardless of who coined the phrase, it helped me understand something that has make me reluctant to share my writing.
And as a constraint and an intention for my writings and ideas, I would like to take the time to make them concise and where applicable, link to longer sources/writing.
Plus, it seems that I currently have the time.