I use NaNo as a vacuum. All of the bad ideas and cliches that do get in my head, I pump them out during NaNo so I've got a more focused toolset when it comes to writing the stories that I love. My goal at NaNo is never to have something at the end to publish or be egotistical about, but to cycle out so all of my other writing benefits. If you don't approve of that or if you don't like it, that's fine. It's just what I do.
That's fine. But we started here: And I'm just not sure why you'd waste the effort on something that you hate.I did some world building and outlining for my NaNoWriMo project - something incredibly generic that'll probably never be finished because I never finish NaNo projects.
No, I've heard you all the way. You aren't hearing me when I say that your "tool" is harmful to your writing and your well-being. And go ahead and mute me - but understand if I didn't give a shit about you and your writing, I wouldn't give a shit about this.