Ever since I read your input/output newsletter I've been thinking about how quickly my brain shifts inputs into the output column. The minute I notice something pleasurable, I'm thinking of a way to package it into a lesson plan or an essay. On the one hand, I have been more productive at teaching this year, but on the other I've been so distracted from writing. Now I'm thinking about ways to slow down my process and -- to use a gross metaphor -- absorb more nutrients from my food before I crap it out as content.