Writing, the Roamer way.
Earlier this year, I discovered a new aspect of a core theory in my fiield. I have discussed it with co-workers and have reason to believe that it is an important insight.
At some point in late spring I sat down and wrote 70 pages of an extensive draft, plus copious notes on numerical illustrations for each of the results. This now needs re-writing as a concise paper.
Being ADD / perfectionist / procastinating, of course I delay this endlessly. I keep working through the same material on paper. re-thinking it, simplifying it, distilling it. At some point, I will sit down at my laptop, open a new file, and type up the whole thing afresh, without using my earlier draft and without looking at my notes. I expect it will be some 20 pages. I pray I get to this point before summer is over.
I am not proud of this working mode, my procrastination causes me deep pain, but I try to manage it and turn it into creativity.