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day you are either a crazy addict or a writer. I don’t know which one I am but my gut feeling tells me I’m an addict.I don’t think I can stop now. I am caught up in the momentum and have promised myself a year. The idea of missing a day is horrific. I would rather be punched in the face. I really mean that. That is my OCD and it ain't healthy.Better not to start. Once started better finish.What have I learned?It’s fricking hard guys. Most of the time. Most of the time I am either worrying about coming up with things to write, concerning myself about claps and comments and wondering if I will actually get any good at this.I’ve had some hits, but to be fair anyone can get one or two if they type every day. I’m sure the medium algorithm rewards a bit of effort sometimes just to keep you hooked.But worst of all is that I have plateaued. Big time. My writing just isn’t getting better, not even slowly and that is the thing. Writing takes years to hone. 271 posts will show you very well that you have not even started yet. You’re not eve

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n crawling.So there it is!If you want to get going on medium just know that 30 days of posting isn’t going to do much for you. Nor is 90 or a 100.At the end of the year, I may be slightly better than when I started. I might not be though. I might be worse. Sometimes it feels that way.But if you do decide to do it, you will get one thing out of it. A determination to make it work that may be just the ticket to see us through.The determination to see something through to the end is a priceless force that everyone should harness at least once in their lives. It gets us out of the mind trap of mediocrity and makes us believe we can will something into being by the power of our own actions.You see I’ve given up on most things that I have started in life. When it gets hard or when I get frustrated I walk away. This time is different. I decided that I will see this through to a year whatever happens. Call it madness or addiction or self-love but I am not sure I can call myself a writer.Not yet anyway.</article></body>

I’ve Posted Every Day For 271 Days – I’ve Learnt This

If you’re thinking about starting to write on here

“Better not to start. Once started, better to finish.” — Old Zen Dude

If you are starting on medium or if you are writing a little bit but have decided to take up ‘the habit’ — daily writing and posting — then this post is for you.

Refer to the old dude above for the quick version.

I started in May 2021. I challenged myself to a ninety-day streak of writing and posting every day. Nearly nine months later I am still at it.

Do I wish I hadn’t started?

Yes and no. A daily writing habit says a lot about the person. If you write every day you are either a crazy addict or a writer. I don’t know which one I am but my gut feeling tells me I’m an addict.

I don’t think I can stop now. I am caught up in the momentum and have promised myself a year. The idea of missing a day is horrific. I would rather be punched in the face. I really mean that. That is my OCD and it ain't healthy.

Better not to start. Once started better finish.

What have I learned?

It’s fricking hard guys. Most of the time. Most of the time I am either worrying about coming up with things to write, concerning myself about claps and comments and wondering if I will actually get any good at this.

I’ve had some hits, but to be fair anyone can get one or two if they type every day. I’m sure the medium algorithm rewards a bit of effort sometimes just to keep you hooked.

But worst of all is that I have plateaued. Big time. My writing just isn’t getting better, not even slowly and that is the thing. Writing takes years to hone. 271 posts will show you very well that you have not even started yet. You’re not even crawling.

So there it is!

If you want to get going on medium just know that 30 days of posting isn’t going to do much for you. Nor is 90 or a 100.

At the end of the year, I may be slightly better than when I started. I might not be though. I might be worse. Sometimes it feels that way.

But if you do decide to do it, you will get one thing out of it. A determination to make it work that may be just the ticket to see us through.

The determination to see something through to the end is a priceless force that everyone should harness at least once in their lives. It gets us out of the mind trap of mediocrity and makes us believe we can will something into being by the power of our own actions.

You see I’ve given up on most things that I have started in life. When it gets hard or when I get frustrated I walk away. This time is different. I decided that I will see this through to a year whatever happens. Call it madness or addiction or self-love but I am not sure I can call myself a writer.

Not yet anyway.