How I Blog Now
I haven’t always done it this way, but this is how I do it now. I write as soon as I’m inspired. I crank it out quickly, do one quick edit, then hit publish.
That’s it.
I used to overthink it, laboriously constructing masterpieces over the course of weeks, with several rounds of edits and feedback from close advisors. Maybe that works for some people, but it doesn’t work for me.
A funny thing happens when you sit on a blog post too long. It starts to seem dumb and you start to hate it. I always felt like what I was trying to say was too obvious, or banal, or made me look like i was trying to sound smart. It was tormenting, and I didn’t end up getting any better at either writing or thinking.
So recently I decided to say “screw it” and just bang out a quick post whenever inspiration strikes, do one quick edit, then hit publish. If nothing else, it feels damn good.
