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How to Overcome Writer’s Block With SMART Writing Goals
A complete example of how to apply this productivity technique to writing
When you write, you admit to having something to say. And you admit it’s worthy of someone’s time.
Because of this, when you sit down to put words on a page and end up with nothing, it’s not because of lacking capability or knowledge. It’s because of insecurity, or fear. Writing is a reckoning.
Your mind swirls with self-doubt: “What if no one cares? What if I’m wrong? What if no one clicks this blog or even worse — what if they click it, get bored, and then leave?”
You fear a low read ratio or average reading time. You fear how these numbers determine your worthiness as a writer.
Writing is personal. Whether you write poetry, science, self-help or current news, you pour yourself into your work. If your writing fails quantitatively — low stats/views — the voice in the back of your head finds legs to stand on. Do you know that voice? The one that birthed itself in your early teens, resurfaced in your first job or the first day of college and eagerly pops up as you scroll through social media.
The little voice of insecurity, of fear. The little voice that whispers you’re not good enough. Perhaps you…