It’s time to write
I’m in a rut. I can’t seem to finish writing or publish anything even though there’s a lot I’d like to say.
I used to write a lot. If you look at my profile on Medium, there were a couple years where I was regularly sharing my thoughts and capturing much of the ramblings and naivety when I was early in my career. I also posted here when I was essentially a fetus (okay I was in university, but I’m feeling old since I graduated literally a decade ago.)
Someone should give me a typewriter so I can’t change anything I write down.
The delete button is my frenemy.
The thing is — I know my problem.
I’m a perfectionist...
But I get distracted.
I’m a minimalist…
But I’m longwinded.
I probably have about 100 blogs and blog ideas half-written in Notion, or OneNote, or on my phone. A screenshot here for proof.
So I’m going to challenge myself to 100 days of writing (AND publishing).
They might be words, images, diagrams, carousels - whatever I feel on the day. Since I have 100 (and probably more) half-baked cookies, it shouldn’t be impossible. My keyboard and a 30-minute timer will be my mini-toaster, baking each one til golden brown.
By the way, I’m the queen of analogies.
Deep down, I’m fearful.
I’ve written something in the past that was quite foolish and it got a lot of negative attention.
I look back at it the same way I look back at the layered tank tops and stacked bracelets I used to wear. Cringe. What if I hate what I write in 5 years? What if I change along the way and don’t agree with my old self?
I suppose if I’m going with this clothing analogy… yes I cringe, but I don’t delete. Those Facebook photo albums represent good memories — a capsule of who I am in that moment.
Of course, I’ve just talked myself deeper into this.
Okay, here I go!
P.S. Can you tell I keep adding to this? Part of the reason I want to write more is because I have a prediction of the future. The more that AI will be used to write content, the more that human-crafted content will be considered “organic”, “original”, “all-natural”, “made-in-mama’s-kitchen” — like a granola bar. I’m channeling my inner homemade granola bar, so my writing in this challenge will be AI-free. I admit I did try using AI for business content before, and it just didn’t taste good!
Writing Challenge #1 of 100