Writing doesn’t just communicate ideas; it generates them. If you’re bad at writing and don’t like to do it, you’ll miss out on most of the ideas writing would have generated. - Paul Graham
I’ve tried public writing in the past, but it never really sticked. I’m trying to change this. I do write often, but most of it is either work related documents or personal notes in Obsidian. The main reasons I’ve failed in my attempts is overthinking and trying to cover too much ground in a single piece. But I’m learning to let go of the need for perfection and just publish more.
I’m also hoping to write more beyond public writing. I love the feeling of reading things I wrote from years ago. I often wish I had written more, I wish I had written about the different places I’ve visited, my evolving passions, my changing perspectives on relationships, why did I want to be an astronout as a kid, what pushed me away from religion, what all games did I want when I was younger and so much more.
It would have been so cool to get that perspective, to know more about younger me to understand how I’ve progressed through life. I don’t want my future self to have these regrets. It’s about capturing life, one word at a time. Let’s see how it goes this time around.