I’ve been writing for my whole life. I have at least 15-20 journals. I have 3000 notes in one app, 2200 notes in another, at least 1800 digital journal entries over 10 years, I’ve built and replaced probably 5 blogs. This blog has 57 entries so far. What have I learned?
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- Make writing daily as easy as possible. I set up some automation so I can write from my phone for daily blogging. +
- Writing makes things feel real for me. It helps connect the dots. It’s a far more productive way to read the news. Less stuff, more thinking. Because if I can’t write at least one useful note about something I read, I realize it wasn’t worth reading. +
- Perhaps reading is the more important daily duty. Well, to write I need something to inspire me. Usually that comes from the news. Sometimes inspiration comes from yesterday’s post. This inspiration came from editing my prior post. +
I’m not gonna worry about who reads this. But instead focus on writing every day because…
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- I think it helps me practice storytelling +
- helps me practice communication +
Hamilton wrote like he was “running out of time”. I’m writing because I want to use my time how I enjoy it.
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