Chris Corlew wrote in a recent article on Cracked:
I think all artists could benefit from doing “catch and release” stuff from time to time. Write a poem no one ever hears, sketch a picture no one ever sees, compose a song no one ever sings. Kinda like a Tibetan Buddhist Sand Mandala. Practice your craft for craft’s sake.
Yeah. That’s what I’m doing. That makes it all noble and intentional. You might even call it zen.
I don’t think that crack (heh!) about, “from time to time,” was necessary, though…