One of the things I realized while trying to publish more is that things often get in the way, and every time, there is a new obstacle. This is true for many goals we set in life. But why is that?
In this post, I want to make the case for why you should try to publish more, and why you should pay less attention to your own doubts.
For example, when I start writing something, I notice that there’s a new design I could use, or there are some theme improvements I could make to my blog. Sometimes, I realize that a specific topic might be outdated in a couple of months, and I keep asking myself: Is it still worth writing?
Should I write about this? Then, there’s the judgment—wondering if it’s even worth it, or if people already know about it.
In a world increasingly filled with AI-generated content, I believe it makes more sense than ever to publish and share what only a human can.
What can we do to express our thoughts and ideas?
Remember: our perspectives are truly unique. These are the qualities that make humanity so fascinating.
For example, if you think again about “Should I write this?” you see that there will always—or at least often—be someone who wanted to hear what you had to say but never could, or someone who agreed with your thoughts or could learn from you.
I’ve seen this happen repeatedly, both in my own experience and with friends. We take our thoughts and ideas for granted, but we should share them more because the world needs ideas, connection, and human voices.
In an ever-more-connected world, this is what makes us unique and irreplaceable: that connection and shared understanding, those ideas we try to spread, and the way we see the world.
Those are the reasons that make you, well, you.
One thing that improved my writing was consistency.
Lately, I’ve been enjoying the process of using dictation, and some tools with extra features that help me write as I speak.
You may find you have plenty of ideas but aren’t good on writing.
Dictation tools like MacWhisper or WisprFlow have come a long way. If you connect them to AI tools, they can clean up the words and further refine your contents, without losing your voice..
So, whenever you find yourself wondering, “Should I write about this?” I would argue: yes, please do.
Just focus on the writing; don’t worry about the rest.
Distracted? Go back to writing or consider dictation as I mentioned.
Want to change your blog design? Write instead.
Yes, eventually you might want to improve the design, but writing is the thing you want to eventually do, so do that. Don’t work around it, don’t procrastinate. Just write.
And in case you feel you have yet to learn how to write well or you are scared about how people will judge your writing then have a separate blog, no comments, where you write daily or very frequently.
Small phrases, long stories, whatever works for you.
As with many of our skills, writing takes time, and the only person that can put that time in is you.
