Read less. Think less. Quarrel less. Actually, all this translates into an equally straightforward, but much more potent and pertinent, proposition: write less.

Addendum I (November 1, 2015)

Looking at my records, I wrote a bit less in 2013 than in 2012, but 2014 surpassed them both, and by quite some margin. But the future is bright still. So far, 2015 trails behind not only 2012, but also 2011. The only fly in the ointment is that 2015 will surpass all the previous years in terms of the addenda. Still, I believe that this is a step forward in my writing. All in all, I hope that both the number of pieces and addenda will drop from year to year until my writing starts resembling its early years. A few words here and there is all I look forward to in the fullness of time. In the meanwhile, I am doing my best to read less. As well as to think less. Fingers crossed.

Addendum II (December 18, 2016)

In the end, it all boils down to the second proposition in this stark haiku: think less. The less I think, the less I write, as well. Having reached liberation earlier this year, I now abandon thought at will and for as long as I wish. And my writing shows it already. Most important, the number of pieces of writing has shrunk quite appreciably. To my chagrin, though, the number of addenda has exploded. In a few years, my liberation will be impossible to miss, for I will write but a few words every now and then. Both the number of pieces of writing and the number of addenda will shrink from year to year. By and by, I will be back to where I was at the beginning of my writing project more than four decades ago. Alleluia!

Addendum III (February 2, 2018)

By now, both the number of pieces of writing and addenda extending them have plummeted. This is hardly an exaggeration, for the drop is no less than astounding. My records show that the numbers are comparable with those in the mid-Nineties. In a few short years, my magnum opus will indeed resemble its early years. Eighties and Seventies, that is. And I am rejoicing already.