Why I Started Writing on Medium
I guess this one goes without saying, but —
I wanted to start creating.
I wanted to get into the game —
To start writing down my own thoughts and ideas, and see what happens.
What was the trigger, though?
To give you some context, I am a content junkie. I read and watch and listen to tons of online content, on a daily basis.
It’s easy and fast and it gives me a nice warm feeling afterwards.
Consuming all that content gives me a peace of mind, at times even a certain kind of motivation to start doing things, but seldom do I act upon that feeling.
Eventually I figured that all this serves nothing more than a ball and chain.
Ironically enough I read in another blog that —
“For each piece of unlimited content you consume, it stops a piece of content you could have created.”
And just by reading that, I felt guilty because I was depriving myself that creative outlet; the opportunity to discover new and purposeful ways to take action.
It was true that all of this media consumption consumed me in turn.
So I asked myself the following question:
Is this benefiting my life in any substantial way?
And, also —
Does all this information make me more prone to act? Does it really make me more efficient?
I then started putting things into perspective.
I often fantasized about creating a blog, an online space where I would pour out my inner thoughts, feelings and ideas but always ended up postponing it.
So I thought, why still keep postponing it?
Thus begun my journey here on Medium.
About 2 weeks ago I published my first story. Within an hour I got my first clap, some views and a private message.
I decided henceforth that’ll be letting my curiosity lead me to discover and pursue whatever I deeply care about — whether it be writing or anything else.
I decided to make time to create something of my own, something unique.
To share my authentic self with the rest of the world —
And see what happens.
Thank you so much for reading my story.
If you enjoyed this, please click and hold the ‘Clap’ button — it would make me super happy and also help other people read it as well.
Also, if you’d like to leave a comment below, I would deeply appreciate it.
Till the next time,
Peace!