Reading one's own writing

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Yesterday and today I've been rereading some of my own writing from years ago. Yesterday it was more recent material, maybe four or five years old. Today it was more like eight to ten years old. Yesterday I felt inspired as a result. Today I got to a point where I wondered, who is this person, and why doesn't she just shut up?

Maybe this means that my writing improved during that time. Maybe it means that one should not reread too much of one's own writing.