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5 Things I Learned Writing Online Every Day For 30 Days In A Row
Boy, does time fly.
I signed up for a digital writing cohort at the start of January (2024).
Every day for a month, I dropped my thoughts into a quick Atomic Essay, which I then posted to Twitter (X), discovering a resilience I assumed was out of my reach at this point in my life.
During that month, I learned the fundamentals of digital writing, met some lovely people, and gained much-needed clarity on…well…
Everything.
Here are the 5 biggest things writing and publishing consistently every day for 30 days taught me:
Creating Sacred Hours for Writing
The key was not finding the time to write but making the time to write.
The importance of setting aside sacred hours specifically dedicated to writing is one of the biggest unlocks I had during those 30 days.
For me, that meant reshuffling my evening routine to make sure I had uninterrupted time to focus solely on writing.
Protecting those hours from the distractions and demands of daily life was vital. It transformed writing from a task I needed to fit into my day into a priority around which my day was structured.
Again, this discipline of carving out and safeguarding time taught me that we can always create space for our passions, regardless of our busy schedules.
Discipline Over Inspiration
In the past, waiting for inspiration was my biggest pitfall.
But by committing to publish daily, I found that discipline is far more reliable than fleeting moments of inspiration.
The “practice-in-public” mentality forced me to sit down and write, no matter how I felt, making writing a habit rather than a sporadic act driven by whims.
With Consistency Comes Clarity
Writing daily didn’t just improve my discipline — it helped me find my voice.
The more I wrote, the more I learned about myself. I was beginning to look inward, and that introspection helped me understand what resonated with me and my readers.
That discovery was only possible with consistent practice and the iterative process of publishing work and receiving feedback.
From Aimless to Focused
I now have a personal library of work — which is wild to say.
This collection of daily essays has become the foundation for future projects. Its insights, themes, and data can now guide my writing direction.
Before, I felt aimless, but with this archive, I can choose topics that resonate, identify my strengths, and focus on what truly interests me and my audience.
I can’t even begin to express how much of a game-changer that is.
It enables me to shift from exploratory/experimental to strategic writing.
The Power of a Supportive Community
I’ve written about this before, but it bears repeating — joining a writing cohort introduced me to a community of writers who were as committed as I was to improving their craft.
Their feedback, encouragement, and the simple act of knowing others were on the same journey made the process less isolating. It showed me how beneficial a supportive network is in the often solitary pursuit of writing.
It’s been a very rewarding (and challenging) journey, and I am more excited than ever to keep writing online. I’ve already taken my efforts here on Medium and have begun working on some new projects.
Before I go, I want to leave you all with something that kept me going when I was at my least motivated in those 30 days.
The more you write, the more you write, and the more you write.
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