Last week I got the 16 Week Streak badge 🥳
This is the longest I've been writing consistently. I'm sure that I couldn't have done it if it wasn't ...
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Also, if anyone from DEV Team pops in the comments, I have a question.
The badge description mentions some special quests. What does it mean exactly?
If it means the kind of quests I think it means lets just say that I play support characters and am a kick-ass Priest Healer. 😄😄😄
Wow congrats I did not even realise there was a badge for 16 weeks! You need to post at least once a week to maintain the streak right? I don't think I have missed a week since getting the 8 week badge so I should join the elite eventually on here. 😇
There is! And it is the last one... (I hope that by the time I reach 32 weeks the team creates a new one)
And that's right, one post a week will get you the streak. My goal is pushing a new article every week so that's what I post, but I believe it can be any kind of post, from
#discussthreads to#watercoolerconversations.Congrats on your 8-week badge, keep up the good work, I'm sure that your 16-week will come faster than you imagine 😄
Yeah, I really like that troll-free aspect of DEV, I can say during these months 99% of the comments and conversations on my articles have been nothing but truly insightful and wholesome.
And congratulations on your badge! I look forward to your 16-week review post in a few months 😄
Beginner question, my head always bounce with idea to write. But whenever I start to write, it just going nowhere. Do you mind share how do you develop and plan your idea to writing?
This is a common problem for beginners. I had a tough time overcoming this as well. A lot of times I would just sit and force myself into writing something good and get frustrated. The idea and the words wouldn't sync up.
Instead, try writing when you're relaxed, don't put too much pressure to articulate well. It's okay for the first draft to be dull and boring. It will come good in multiple iterations.
You get the best version of the article only if you let go the thought of making it one.
Happy writing!
Great advice, Rahul!
Your current mood influences a lot. It is very hard to be creative if you are stressed... or hungry 😄
Hey, Hussani. Great question!
I have two strategies to overcome that feeling:
1 - I try not to think much and write everything that comes up in my head. The important thing here is to keep the rhythm, write as the ideas come up. The first draft will look chaotic and that's exactly what I want.
After writing down all the ideas I go back and edit it, working on the flow and making it more cohesive and readable.
2 - I draw a mind map of the article key points and how each idea connects to each other. That helps me understand the objective of my text and helps me focus on what I should be writing to reach that objective.
Also, even if you feel like its going nowhere, you should just keep going. Practice helps a lot, but even I feel like that sometimes.
It is also much easier to write about something you passionate about and try to have fun while writing.
Thanks, this article helps me a lot. I'm starting now in this career and I'm seeing how much is very important the constancy. I'm pretending to start writing here, even as beginner, because I believe that will help somebody one day. Grateful for the article!
Hey, Paulo. Glad I could help!
You're right, being consistent with something helps you achieve great things in the long run.
And yes, you should start writing. Generally speaking, your first articles will not be very good (mine weren't), but you should keep pushing forward.
And remember that writing increases your comprehension of the subject and improves your English, so even if you feel like you're not helping anyone you are helping yourself quite a lot.
Let me know if you need any help. I wrote another article with writing tips, you can find it here.
"Perfect is the enemy of the good," Voltaire
Yes! And just like with coding and side-projects, done is better than perfect.
Great tips! I'm working on my consistency too. I really liked tip 6. There are lots of articles, but your own tone and perspective make them unique
Thank you, Cesar! That's right, I used to be like
"oh no, there's nothing new in front-end that I could write about, boo-hoo 😢"
but now I'm more like
"you know what, Imma write about some damn VS Code shortcuts and make people like it 😠"
Thanks, ☮️✝️☪️🕉☸️✡️☯️!
I can see that you've been posting quite a lot recently as well, let me know if I can help with something 🙂
It kinda does yeah. But I'm sure you can do it, just focus on your weekly practice and week 16 will come soon enough 😄
Thank you for the article.
Half way down I forgot your wrote about writing articles. I realized most of these tips apply to programming as well.