The app. The framework. The magic dashboard that’ll finally unlock our writing. I know because for months I did it too. I thought the breakthrough would come from a new Notion template or the perfect morning routine.
Spoiler: it didn’t.
The real breakthroughs don’t come from colour-coded dashboards. They come from something far messier and far more human.
Here are three truths to tattoo on your brain if you want to grow as a writer (and avoid wasting years chasing shiny objects).
1. Live a life worth writing about
Forget the “growth advice” rabbit holes.
Your best material comes from how you live.
Do interesting things
Start projects that might flop
Talk to people outside your bubble
Take risks that might embarrass you
Read stuff that makes your brain crackle
Say yes to the experiences that scare you a little
