Baking discovery

My grandmother brought over some banana muffins she'd baked herself, and I learned that failing to properly mix in the salt and baking soda results in the end product tasting incredibly salty and bitter. According to her, the recipe said "Do not overmix" in all caps, but I don't think the author meant you shouldn't mix the ingredients...

The cycle of not writing

It goes like this:

1. Get idea for story.
2. Get excited about idea.
3. Write a page or two (if lucky).
4. Think "No one wants to hear what you have to say" or "If you show this to anyone, they'll hate it and hate you."
5. Never finish (or even start) story.
6. Beat self up about it.
7. Repeat.