I enjoy your writing and I applaud your discipline. I have the same struggle at times. I want to do more writing and have even thought about starting a Substack, but it's much easier to respond to your and others' posts as a prompt. :) But I do think that writing is good. It helps organize thoughts and structure them in my head. There is a lot of good in being disciplined to write regularly. The problem is when I want to write I over react and overwhelm myself. I wonder if it'll be too wordy, or too confusing, or if I leave something out or if I put too much in or if I'll sound scattered in my thinking.... What doesn't worry me is whether people will disagree. I love learning new things and different perspectives. But the mental "blocks" listed above keep me from doing it. I suppose it's one of those things where the more I write, the less these blocks will influence me. Maybe I'll get around to starting a substack or something. But your readings have been inspiring and thought provoking, so thank you for taking the time to do this!
Keep up the good work, Bob. I’m enjoying it a great deal!
Two readers in SC are cheering you on!
You’re doing great, smooch!
I enjoy your writing and I applaud your discipline. I have the same struggle at times. I want to do more writing and have even thought about starting a Substack, but it's much easier to respond to your and others' posts as a prompt. :) But I do think that writing is good. It helps organize thoughts and structure them in my head. There is a lot of good in being disciplined to write regularly. The problem is when I want to write I over react and overwhelm myself. I wonder if it'll be too wordy, or too confusing, or if I leave something out or if I put too much in or if I'll sound scattered in my thinking.... What doesn't worry me is whether people will disagree. I love learning new things and different perspectives. But the mental "blocks" listed above keep me from doing it. I suppose it's one of those things where the more I write, the less these blocks will influence me. Maybe I'll get around to starting a substack or something. But your readings have been inspiring and thought provoking, so thank you for taking the time to do this!
I think you’ve hit it on the head. There are plenty of reasons not to, and it’s so easy to get stuck on the blocks. Glad for your comments though!