Writing is a long journey, and I’m on that journey. I have published 30 articles on Medium. This is the 31st.
The first 10 articles were published in 2023. I was trying to be consistent in my writing. It was still an on-and-off adventure.
Fast forward to May 21, 2024, and I started publishing my writings again with the aim of publishing them daily.
It’s the 21st day since then and the 21st article.
There is reason I am emphasizing on this. Have you ever heard of the 21/90 rule? Don’t fret; I'll explain.
The 21/90 rule states that it takes 21 days to form a new habit and 90 days to make it a permanent lifestyle.
Although making it a permanent lifestyle is still far away, I have certainly come close to the automaticity point. Where a habit starts getting performed with less effort.
That’s the thing I want to celebrate and share.
The Next Step
I will not complicate my writing process. I shall continue publishing daily for the next 21 days. The target is to publish for 42 consecutive days.
Halfway is done; halfway is left.
The productivity I've gotten by publishing daily until now is very good but it’s still immature. There is a lot to publish on a consistent basis until it becomes a habit.
I have once wrote for 2 months straight but then lost my momentum. It's been almost 3 years since then, I haven’t been able to write consistently.
This is my chance. This is a golden chance to capitalize on what I have done in the past few weeks.
This time I have personal experience with how much it’s difficult to gain momentum back after losing it.
I know the value of discipline. I know the value of small steps. I know the power of process. I know the effects of the environment.
I am hopeful.
Things are easy.
But who knows…
"What is easy to do is also easy not to do.”
Let’s see what happens.
It would be interesting to watch.
