How a Year Without Writing Became My Best Decision

Focus on your passions instead

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Alright, here it is — I used to hate writing.

Writing to me has been a love-hate relationship though it didn’t start that way.

When I first began writing on Medium years ago, it felt liberating. I could write in my own voice, on topics that intrigued me — some that others cared about, and some that didn’t matter to anyone but me.

I loved that I could come onto a platform, write about topics I was interested in, and share my insights on topics I was passionate about.

It even opened doors to freelance writing gigs, allowing me to earn money with the skills I developed along the way.

But, like many things in life, it started to become a chore.

I wrote because I felt like I needed to

My audience was growing, and I was getting good writing gigs, so it almost felt like I ‘had to’ write. I mean, why would you throw a good opportunity away?

But it started to become a chore.

I would write on the same topics on Medium that I knew would bring views. I would be writing on the same specialized topics that clients wanted me to write about because I had the knowledge in…