Mar 9, 2022
Four Tiny Changes That Will Make Writing Every Day A Walk In The Park
Are you finding writing every day difficult? Your deliverer is here
The best writing advice I have ever received is to write every day.
You’d agree that it is easier said than done. Deciding is the easy part. Writing and publishing every day is where the real difficulty lies.
Daily, we battle to build positive habits. Positive habits are generally more difficult to form. But with the right mindsets and approach, you stand a better chance of building strong habits.
“Habit is the daily battleground of character.” — Dan Coats
Here are four tiny changes that will make writing every day feel like a walk in the park for you:
1. Change I “have” to write to I “get” to write
By simply changing one word, you shift the way you view writing.
You transition from seeing writing as a burden to seeing it as an opportunity. You don’t have to write every day. You get to write every day. Every time you open your computer text editor or your journal, you get to write.
It is not a burden or a task you must complete but an opportunity you enjoy having. You get to create a timeless product and bless others with your insights. You get to sharpen your creative thinking skills and sharpen your powers of observation. You get to take more steps towards achieving your financial goals.
You don’t have to write every day. You get to write every day.
This shift in your attitude promotes gratitude and raises anticipation, causing dopamine to be released, causing you to feel good, causing you to associate writing with feeling good, causing you to want to write every day.
2. Associate Writing with Your Identity
It is one thing to say I am the type of person who wants to write daily. It is another thing to say I am the type of person that writes daily.
Do not associate writing daily with what you want to do. Associate it with who you are.
“Your current behaviors are simply a reflection of your current identity. What you do now is a mirror image of the type of person you believe that you are (either consciously or subconsciously).” — James Clear
When you associate writing with your identity, you will always find ways to write and ideas to write about, even when you do not feel like writing.
3. Make it Obvious
“Every habit is initiated by a cue. We are more likely to notice cues that stand out.” — James Clear
Sometimes before I hibernate my computer, I leave a blank word document open.
The next time I power it on, I get drawn to put down whatever I have on my mind in writing first. With minor editing, this can turn out into a full-fledged article.
Even when I do not consciously switch on my laptop to write, I subconsciously begin to make connections and see writing ideas and clues in whatever I am doing. Even if the cues do not eventuate into the immediate action of writing, my mind finds writing ideas in what I am doing.
Make writing cues obvious in your environment.
4. Make it Attractive
Associate writing with something you want that promises a reward.
Writing is attached to my sense of purpose. Each time I do it, I feel fulfilled. It makes me crave the action of writing.
You want to associate your writing with something rewarding. It could be that writing is a means for you to make that extra money that helps you afford your dream house or car, etc. When it is attached to something that provokes a deep-lying emotional response, you are more likely to act in favor of your feelings.
In Conclusion
The only magic recipe to writing every day is writing every day.
Some days would be better than others, and there might be days that you fail. Always remind yourself why you do it, do not be afraid to make mistakes, and as you go on, commit to learning what works.
