It Was Well Worth It.
When you think about writing the first thing that comes to mind is sitting down in an empty office, with a piece of paper in front and a pen in hand, along with a laptop. Next comes writing down the ideas, developing them on the paper and finalising that overall idea onto the laptop where the upload process takes place. That’s the easy part.
Now, repeating that exact process everyday for 2 weeks straight is no walk in the park. That’s the hard part.
So interested as I was, I decided to write for 2 weeks straight to see if any differences would occur at end of this goal. Suffice to say, this truly paid off in the end.
Here are the differences that I noticed when I wrote everyday for 2 weeks straight.
Writing Smarter Became A Must
The first few days were just casual writing days. Nothing that significant. Not much anything to talk about. Except I kept rushing things. I wanted to finish that writing piece as quickly as I could and get it out of the way, as I found it time-consuming.
When in fact writing does take time and is time-consuming. But back to what I was saying:
It was wrong about this. So I went ahead and stopped writing faster and started writing at a slower pace. Taking slow baby steps day by day.
After 2 days or so, my writing started making more sense and it became clearer as to why I wasn’t motivated enough to keep writing in the first place. Because I was rushing. And rushing leads to sloppiness. And sloppiness leads to an overall mess.
Since that day I’ve been writing slow and smart. I’ve also been thinking strategically about how to write, what to write and when. Take it slow and smart and your piece will shine in the end. You can’t rush perfection.
Learned Some Harsh Lessons
I have to admit that during those 2 weeks period it wasn’t all rainbows and sunshines. I went through lots of problems and difficulties in this journey.
Expecting the best to come, instead I got the worst to come at my way.
For instance, there were times where I was staring at the ceiling. Clueless as to what I was writing about, with no fresh ideas in mind I was officially lost. I remember wasting a day and a half wandering around about what to write. I just couldn’t come up with an idea.
I was suprised. I didn't expect this to happen. I had never gotten to this point. But why now? Well it’s simple. It happens. It’s part of the process. Writing is not an overnight phenomenon. It’s a marathon. So what’s the lesson here?
The faster you accept the fact that problems will come at your direction more often, the faster you move forward instead of backwards. Don’t take every obstacle negatively. There’s this old quote saying:
‘Everything happens for a reason’.
Use whatever stops you as a learning experience to become a better and more profound writer. Use it to your advantage.
My Relationship With Writing Changed
I didn’t always enjoy writing.
Yes, I know what you’re thinking: how ironic that I didn’t always enjoy writing. Well, it’s true. My relationship with writing has been an emotional rollercoaster, with soaring highs and disheartening lows. However, by some chance it has led me to where I’m at today, and for that I’m grateful.
Over these 2 weeks my love for writing increased exponentially. Even though writing took hours upon hours, I fell in love with the process. I wanted to write more and better. I was addicted to improvement.
I set up an alarm clock early just so I could write in the morning. I was that committed and focused to writing. I was even motivated to write articles that weren’t really my style. I liked a challenge. Challenges bring out my ambition to do whatever it takes to get what I want. And writing everyday was a challenge, but it changed my relationship with it.
I liked challenges, and so should you.
Summary
In the last day I felt kinda weird. That I had managed to pull off something like this all on my own, without any help except trusting my instinct and knowledge.
Personally there were few things here and there that I learned. But it wasn’t enough. The fact is, it will never be. Writing is like a space void. It’s unlimited. It’s endless. You don’t know where you’re going or where you’ll end up.
And that’s the beauty of it. You never know what benefits you will gain from writing everyday. It’s unique for every individual writer.
Through these 2 weeks I learned that writing everyday is simply not enough but rather a personal obligation for every writer in order to find his/her weaknesses and strengths.
And I like floating in space. Don’t you? Knowing that you worked hard only to not know what is ahead is a magical feeling that is well worth in the end as you will find yourself.
