Writer’s BlockIt happened again today.
It happened again today.
I sat down and stared at my blank screen and could not think of a topic to write about.
I basically “got to the gym” and felt too tired to start lifting weights.
So now I am writing, probably for the second or third time, about writer’s block.
I never get writer’s block. For the past year and a half, I have hit publish every single morning on some piece of content or another. I never run out of things to write about because there are infinite things to choose from.
So why…today….do I not know what to write about?
It happens in waves. I get excited about certain topics. I learn about them. I think about them subconsciously.
And then when I sit down to write, it comes out easily.
Sometimes, however, it takes more than a night’s sleep to digest a topic.
It takes more than a few minutes to formulate some sort of opinion, learning, or lesson. So then I sit here and often adapt my thesis.
Why am I so concerned about writing “quickly?”
It is not really the speed that matters. It is just that I know if I start waiting so long to write I’ll never hit publish. Luckily, I have never done that.
So why do I have to keep hitting publish? What happens if I miss a day?
1) Hitting publish gives me energy. It is like going to the gym, for my brain.
2) Nothing would happen if I miss a day. It is just I likely won’t because I am addicted to hitting publish.
I am humbled that people, sometimes lots of people, read my blog posts. I recognize that it takes lots of time out of your day and that is valuable.
Thanks.
Originally published at gonen.blog.
By jordangonen on June 10, 2017.
Exported from Medium on February 17, 2018.