Sisyphean: adjective, used to describe something that cannot be completed.
I love when my obsession with reading blogs teaches me new vocabulary. The other day, while reading a knitter's blog post about the many projects she wants to complete before Christmas, I encountered the word 'Sisyphean.'
The origin of this word is in Greek mythology, where Sisyphus was a trickster king whose eternal punishment was to roll a boulder up a hill in the underworld. Each time he did, the boulder rolled back down and Sisyphus had to start again. The impossible task.
Completing a novel can sometimes feel like a Sisyphean task. Do you have any Sisyphean tasks in your life right now?
Agreed! It's such a process, and it's difficult to know when it's done. (dang editing loops...) :P
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IWSG #145 until Alex culls the list again. :)
Thanks for the welcome. Off to check out your IWSG post.
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