Again

/** For many years, I have tried writing in public and sharing observations/thoughts on different occasions, but I ran into the problem of

• I didn’t know what to write about, or
• 2 weeks after I wrote something I didn’t like it anymore.

Multiple times of doing this, including “recently” writing on Substack, have led to “failures”. I now have 15+ past pieces that were online and then removed after, as I either

• didn’t like them, or
• switched CMS.

I’m trying this again now, except I have learned that:

1. minimizing friction in tasks is essential

My favorite example is instead of filling up glasses of water multiple times a day, I fill 2-3 water bottles (~20oz) so water is always easily accessible/mobile.

2. sometimes you need to try things and iterate.

*I don’t think this is due to a lack of discipline because unlike exercising or eating a healthy diet, I have found ideas for writing are more spontaneous and random. If I was writing a book or becoming a professional writer, I would think…

“Oh, I need to write at least 1 hour a day, for consistency and practice and development”*

This is fine, but I’d personally enjoy reading/consuming content that is less frequent & higher quality.

No doubt there are creators who are able to put out consistently high-quality content, but I’d imagine that would be a bigger time draw.

tl;dr Tried this writing thing a few times before, didn’t work, trying it again, now with less friction in the “idea —> writing —> uploading timeline”. Thanks Notion.

Cheers,

Vishal S.

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Published on January 5, 2023.