The 3 Writing Traps That Are Brilliantly Designed to Waste Your Potential

They’re not obvious. That’s the point

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Here’s a story I see on repeat.

A writer decides to give this online thing a real shot. Maybe they’re tired of corporate, maybe they want to express themselves, maybe they just want a little freedom.

They sign up for Medium, Substack, or whatever platform is trending that month. They start publishing. They tinker with ideas, dabble in niches, chase down inspiration wherever it appears.

And for a while, it feels like momentum.

The early days are full of energy. The idea of making thousand bucks a month is exciting. Maybe get a few loyal readers. The bar is low but the ambition is quietly massive.

I get it. I was there too.

But then I hit three walls that almost destroyed me.

Not all at once. That would have been easier. No, these traps revealed themselves one after the other, like levels in a video game designed to break your spirit. And by the time I got through the last one, I nearly gave up the entire thing.

Looking back, every single one of those traps could’ve been avoided. Not with hustle but with a clear strategy. With intentional choices about what I…