Imperfect

write to unblock

Inspired by Ivan(a)'s This blog is a year old now. and monocyte's i am not a writer and that's ok.

Let's say your blog is a year old by now. It might not be the most active one you know. That said, think about how many other people haven't kept up with such a project for that long.

Mentions of struggling with irregular activity remind me of user count statistics from Mataroa's Modus Transparency page. As of the time of writing:

I'm also reminded of ideas I shared in quicker, smaller messes:

If you want to write but don't know where to begin, start a conversation with yourself or try navigating the struggle. Either or both cases can kickstart authoring your own inward self-help book.

That said, you can expect and embrace writing breaks and struggles. Distance between shipments can impart much weight and experience into future works. You can find much to say after a quick breath or a well-deserved breather.

My take on someone being a writer is that writers write. Even those that don't or can't communicate can do so in ways that can be construed as or transmuted into writing. Becoming overly concerned over self-applied labels can be set aside for developing a process that earns renown. A growth mindset of comparing you to your past selves, not only to others, can flow much easier once you transcend self-questioning. On that matter, do the people you admire even think they have their ducks in a row?

On vulnerability, how can you conduct your actions such that the benefits outweigh the costs? Allowing yourself to become vulnerable enough can invite the change of conditions you need to grow. Many good things present the risk of great costs. Yet, people engage in those willingly and often, sometimes to the tune of wild success. Reason can be a reliable guardrail, but it isn't immune to becoming a Trojan horse of irrational aversion.

If you haven't learned anything meaningful, how would you feel about interacting with someone who has learned what you did? Blogs, like journals, can assist with both offloading our thoughts and seeing if you would put up with your replica. What could you learn from your inscribed self that could uplift your internal self?

If you don't even know where to start, what lessons do you think you want to learn? What pain points do you think you wish to solve? Whether those realizations are internal or external, you can take some time to elaborate an ideal self. Then, see if what compels you afterward most aligns with what you think you want to see from yourself. If there's misalignment between the two, what does that say?

Let's say your goals are to post more and meet more lovely people in the next year. What would you want to post more about? How could those things be conducive to meeting more lovely people? The reverse line of questioning could be worth exploring too. If you draw blanks, consider what you think about or talk about throughout your day, particularly with lovely people already in your life. Every day holds more than meets the eye.

I consider Under the Elder Tree's I don’t care about your opinion anymore a complementary read for the above. I'd like to think it parallels the frame shift of turning inward yet iterating outward. This directive of theirs stands out:

I might as well throw my work out there and have my chakras unblocked instead of holding in this creative force compelling me to write.

The way through can be the way through.

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