Last night at 11:50pm, I briefly excused myself from the best bar in Milwaukee in order to connect to WiFi and publish yesterday's piece.
I've done this practice too long to simply let it slide. But as I did, I did take a moment to ask myself why. Just habit? Why couldn't it wait until morning?
This morning, I awoke to the answer. The heart of the practice isn't publishing. What I'm really practicing is professionalism. Even when I'm not getting paid, I'm ingraining the habits of a professional. Writing is my job. I show up, no matter what.