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A lot of people ask me why I write so much. And I thought this would make an excellent blog post article.
My initial reasoning behind starting thi...
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You do write a lot :)
The notion that you HAVE to write something every day, doesn't that occasionally feel suffocating, to put it like that, as in "I'm not really in the mood but yeah I HAVE to"?
OTOH, if you have the discipline to write on a regular basis, then well why not do it every day ... and I agree that consistency is key, once you start compromising then it's the beginning of the end. Either have a rigid schedule and stick to it, or just forget about it ;)
Yeah more like that.
It's you have the discipline and by compromising it would probably end very quick.
The first point is something I don't often get.
There are so many cool things to write about/explore that I never really get this "not in the mood" vibe.
The opposite is often true, I have to tell myself to stop exploring at certain times and leave it for another day.
Well that's the most amazing thing about it - that apparently, you're never lost for topics to write about, you've always got something up your sleeve or in the "backlog" ...
What I also noticed - pardon me, but I think that's really part of your "secret sauce", is that you almost always keep your posts short, simple and to the point - I've tried to do blogging in the past, and I think what I did wrong is that I was writing these long elaborate pieces and was endlessly editing and perfecting them - and then I felt "this isn't worth it", it was a huge drain on my energy ... and a time sink.
So I think what you're doing right is:
... and this way it doesn't become a huge time sink and a drag, and you're able to keep it up.
Yes exactly, I even wrote this down a while a go.
daily-dev-tips.com/posts/the-secre...
Yes indeed, that post addresses all of the points that I raised, amazing, lol :)
Great post! I encourage everybody to blog 🙏 For me, writing solidifies what I’m learning atm. It also helps others and helps me to revisit things. You wouldn’t believe how many times I have come across my own blog when searching for things 😁 it’s a great feeling tbh.
Thanks for sharing this great piece with us.
It's such a great way to solidify and memorize your learnings.
Just checked your website and saw that you have the same content on your blog, on DEV and perhaps on a mailing list?
Did you by any chance figured my question out?
Forem as hybrid blog+mailing-list, substack style?
Jean-Michel Fayard 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧🇪🇸🇨🇴 ・ Sep 7 ・ 1 min read
Hey yes it's all one content indeed.
Not quite sure I can answer it from a forem point of view though.
I loved the article 😁. Immensely good, at some points it turned out to be a mirror, because I share some of your reasons.
I happen to like the idea of sharing knowledge with a community, because at the end of the day we end up learning from each other. And another funny aspect is that after a blog turns out to be a repository, there have been several times during work when I went to my saved articles to read again something I need to implement. 😂
Keep up the great work, thanks for sharing the knowledge and congratulations for writing articles so regularly, it's an incredible effort. 💪
Happy to read it worked like a mirror 💖
Will keep it an, and throwing it back at you:
Keep up your writing 🙏
Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing your insights. I do love writing but still need some time for even one blog post even it is a small one. But that‘s fine.
And for me as well, my english has gotten way better. Big plus!
That's a massive plus, the english part also really works wonders on my end.
And don't feel rushed, only write when you actually have the time and energy for it.
I appreciate this information, currently, I’m looking at how to start writing, and creating a blog, like you English is not my native language, so it is more difficult for me. But I don’t give up. Thank you very much.
Awesome, glad you enjoyed it.
Hope it helps on your journey 🙏
Nice article.
I also like this simple answer from DEV.
I think we should write brief and to the point.
I envy people who can write massive long-form.
As i'm a person who doesn't like to read long-form it just doesn't resonate with me.
But i'm sure there's a market for everything.
Totally agree with you
Though I don't write regularly but yes I agree that you should be disciplined about your habit of writing that helps you in the long run. Can't agree more on this 🙏
I admire your consistency to writing daily
Thanks Clara 🙏
I feel the same way. It helps for my English and I can oraganize my thoughts by writing. :)) It encourages me, thank you!
Amazing!
So happy to contribute to that feeling.
I love writing, it is the way I express my feelings. Writing make me become more steady
That's amazing, happy to read this