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Daily Publishing Is Not For Me
But it shows me what’s critical for my writing.
Today it is the 15th day of my 30-day Medium writing challenge. I decided to write and publish a ~1000-word post every day for a month, to see how this would impact my writing flow — as well as my readership here on Medium.
Halfway through the experiment, I can already say that writing and publishing daily is not my cup of tea. I don’t see myself doing this long-term anywhere in the near future. However, because of the discomfort and discipline this challenge brings along, I am learning a lot from it.
The simple act of committing to something — and then allowing yourself to enjoy the process, no matter what — is a value in itself. Once you let go of control and let the process you designed for yourself guide you, insight into the matter at hand becomes almost inevitable.
Why am I doing this?
The idea of publishing daily has been haunting me for a while. I can see a lot of writers here on Medium publishing every day — sometimes even more than once — and thriving from it. On one hand, I doubted whether I could ever do the same. On the other, I was eager to try my hand at daily writing.
One important reason I decided to invest 30 days of my life into this experiment was the…
