Teach Now, Publish Later
In his introduction to Eglei Tal he explained that he chose to teach students, and printed his chiddushim only in old age.
In the introduction to Eglei Tal, the Avnei Nezer looks back on how he chose to spend his life. From his youth he wrote down his chiddushim, but printing them never entered his mind, for there is nothing finer than modesty, and if they were ever to be printed he thought it would be long after his passing. He chose instead to learn with attentive students and to teach them how to fight the battle of Torah, since in an age when the Oral Torah is written down, the mitzvah of teaching is to teach the ways of learning. Only in his old age, when a cough kept him from learning with students and he grieved over it, did he decide to print, so that students could learn the way of learning from his pages.
Source: Eglei Tal, author's introduction, section 1
Is there someone you could teach, a child, a younger colleague or a friend who is learning something you know? This week, offer to sit with them for twenty minutes and share one thing you understand well, answering their questions patiently. Do not wait for the perfect book or lecture that you may someday write. The Avnei Nezer put living students before his own publications, and that choice shaped a generation. A real conversation today can be your most lasting contribution.