On writing every day (1/100 #10Bullets)
February 13, 2021•249 words
- When you write everyday, it becomes easier to write.
- Writing everyday sounds like you're doing more work than writing less frequently. In fact, it gets easier because simplifies your writing by breaking it down to daily chunks.
- As the total number of writings increases, the pressure to write a masterpiece per writing decreases.
- When you write everyday, it's easier to decide on the topic to write about. You are free from decision-paralysis. What you can't write today, you can write tomorrow.
- It's important to set a time limit on your writing so that you can focus on one topic, instead of jumping from one topic to another.
- In order to build the writing muscle, you need to focus on what you are writing about. Play with it, wrestle with it, and follow it along with persistence. You need to create that path in order for your thought process to be etched into your mind. That is the only way to think better.
- Writing alone doesn't help in clearing your thinking. You can only improve your thinking by being deliberate about what you write.
- You don't have to write long essays. Use the minimum number of words needed to convey an idea. The more succinct it is, the better.
- Set aside some time everyday to write. 15 minutes, 30 minutes, an hour. You decide.
- Keep a list of topics to write about. When it's time to write, simply pick one.