394. I don’t know my Medium audience
There are only a handful of people whom I know in real life that are aware of my daily writing on 100 Naked Words.
My wife and mom know, as does a friend/collaborator who also writes on Medium (but not 100 Naked Words). And just this week another person whom I sometimes work with noticed, randomly, that I’ve been “writing loads” and that led to her to discover my daily 100 Naked Words.
This means that the 100 Naked Words community probably knows more about certain aspects of my life (and certainly my thoughts) than some of my closest friends.
Somehow it’s easier to share here than in real life. Maybe it’s just the simple act of being able to write things down rather than having to speak them. I mentioned to my friend who recently realised that I’m writing daily that there is something almost cathartic about writing on here.
I break the golden rule of writing and completely ignore the reader. I write for myself and nobody else. This is why I stopped looking at my stats a long time ago. If people read what I write that’s great. If they like it then it’s even better. But it’s not my objective.
It’s just a basic outlet for my brain. It’s as simple as that.

