It’s 11:06pm & I Don’t Know What To Write About

Summary

The author is contemplating various personal experiences to write about on Medium, with the aim of maximizing donations to charity during Ramadan.

Abstract

The article titled "It’s 11:06 pm and I Don’t Know What To Write About" reflects the author's struggle with choosing a topic for their weekly Thursday thoughts, which they are sharing on a Friday due to having forgotten the previous day. The author is considering a range of subjects, from personal achievements like graduating or hitting 100 followers on Medium, to more mundane experiences such as receiving a rejection from a publication or the fluctuation in their Medium earnings. They also ponder over writing about their pre-Covid holiday, their first client acquisition, and their recent cooking endeavors. The author's commitment to donating their Medium earnings to charity during Ramadan is a driving force behind their need to write and publish content, despite their uncertainty and fatigue.

Opinions

The author is uncertain about what to write but feels compelled to produce content due to their charitable commitment during Ramadan.
They are reluctant to discuss their deepest worries or their job resignation at the moment.
The author reflects on various life events, both significant (graduation, first client) and everyday (cooking, feeling tired), as potential writing material.
There is a sense of self-reflection and mild frustration with their recent lack of consistent posting.
The author acknowledges the irony of having many potential topics despite initially claiming to have nothing to write about.
They express a desire to improve their content planning and scheduling to maintain a steady publishing rhythm.
The author's tone suggests a mix of indecision, humor, and a genuine quest for inspiration and connection with their audience.

My Thursday thoughts, on Friday evening

(I’ve been sharing my Thursday thoughts every week for the past couple of weeks. Yesterday, I forgot, which is why I’m sharing them today, on Friday, instead.)

I’m not sure what to write about. Really not sure. I don’t feel like delving into my deepest, darkest worries and concerns today. I don’t want to write about how I quit my job, not today.

So then what should I write? I mean, I have to write something. I’m donating my Medium earnings to charity this Ramadan and, of course, want to raise as much money as possible. That means I have to actually write. So what should I write about today? My pre-Covid holiday to Dubai? That was fun.

My graduation? Also fun, praise be to God. Should I write about writing? And how I got my first client through Facebook? Should I talk about how cold I am? How tired I am?

What should I write about? How I received my first ever rejection from a Medium publication? How I hit 100 followers on Medium? How my highest earning day on Medium was then followed by my lowest earning day?

Should I write about how I haven’t been posting much recently and how, yesterday, I ended up writing a poem and publishing it just so I had written something that day?

Or maybe how I’ve actually been cooking recently — should I write about that? And about how Ramadan is passing by so quickly? About how I should have planned my fundraising project better? About how I should write multiple posts in one sitting and then bank them, ready to share every day?

Should I write about the stories that have inspired me? About how I actually studied Arabic as part of my English degree? About how my dissertation — never mind, we’re not going there!

I can’t say I have nothing to write about, because my 102 questions above show that simply isn’t true.

So tell me. What should I write about?