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Writing Doesn’t Have to Take Hours
My Struggles Here On Medium
Well, here we are. After writing my goals for 2024 and sharing with all of you I took a break, logged off, and felt extreme anxiety after months of not being here.
I sat here thinking that to post something I had to spend so much time crafting the most perfect article, and after that doing the entire promotion process (sharing to Facebook, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Instagram, sharing links with friends and family, keeping that email list updated, on and on and on and on)… but who said that was the rule?
Writing is for the individual; I’ve been getting so many notifications from Medium about how community guidelines are changing regarding AI policies and how we as writers should continue to use our own imagination and content and I’m sitting over here worried that my content isn’t good enough. F*ck that, at least I’m being human.
Another big reason I wasn’t here posting is because I really really need to finish the semester of school I’m working on. But why can’t those two things co-exist? I get tired of school work and end up on TikTok (as many other students find themselves doing) when I could be putting that time and energy towards writing here. Granted I am tired after working 8–10 hour shifts 5–6x a week I still find myself feeling guilty for not writing. The guilt doesn’t come from thinking I have some kind of obligation to readers but instead the fact that I LOVE having an online presence, sharing my creative side, and connecting with people and I’ve neglected to do so. I’m doing myself a disservice by cutting myself off.
So here I am, and I might not have the most consistent schedule on writing or posting here, but instead of beating myself up over and over and stating that I need to finish other things before being here; I’m showing up.
So with all of that being said, I have one question for you… what’s stopping you?
