Quick check-in
It’s been 25 days since I started writing daily.
It pulled me out of my comfort zone and showed me how writing and sharing knowledge is challenging, but also how rewarding the process can be.
Struggles
There were a few concrete barriers I had to deal with:
- I’m not a writer;
- English is not my first language.
But I have fingers and a brain, so does that make me a writer? 🤔
Who knows.
I read books in English and English-written content mainly, like Nick Cave’s responses to his fans’ intimate questions in his Red Hand Files or Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. Which are my two favourite reads in the last decade.
Let’s be clear, my ambition is slightly lower than writing like Nick Cave. Reading his letters and seeing how he manages to put one word after another in a perfect sequence — shaping poetry and art in the most natural way — is a great inspiration to me.
My goal is to simply get my point across while engaging the reader (or hopefully readers!), and not bore them to death in the process.
Switch
Daily writing made something click in my brain. Like a little switch.
I engage with my thoughts in a different, better way now. Through the noise in my head there’s a louder voice sticking out and I’m following it.
That voice helps me to find clarity around things that I learn on a daily basis. It helps me organise what I know and prioritise what I want to learn next.
It made me more creative and more unafraid.
It made find and feel the joy of creation without overthinking.
I’m more comfortable with sharing mediocre articles about useful tips or life lessons, trying not to bore humans to death along the way.
