why would you want to do this daily?
Looking at my posts, you’ll notice I post almost daily, sometimes even multiple times a day. It’s not a target or something I hold myself to, it just happens. I wonder why some people want to blog every day and set it as a fixed goal, getting disappointed when they don’t meet it. What is it specifically that inspires you or could be the reward for doing so?
As someone who does that often, there’s no advantage to it. I don’t feel more productive or organized, I don’t suddenly feel like a “real blogger” or a better writer, I’m not earning a medal from keeping up a streak. I’m not becoming more important just because there’s more consistent output. My written words don’t hold more weight, I’m not automatically more right about a topic. My life isn’t more interesting because of it. It doesn’t always lead to some good thoughts or ideas.
Sometimes, what I write in my notes app is a total nothing burger, empty navelgazing, analysis for analysis sake, shit I wouldn’t write if I had less free time. Truly! I’ll let it simmer for a few days and come back to it thinking “What the hell was I even talking about and why did I zero in on this absolutely insignificant detail for no reason?”. I might as well have been in an empty jail cell while writing it, but I was actually in the bathtub overthinking it. The things that passionately move me and got me obsessed are so volatile and inconsistent. Sometimes ultimately pointless, too. Not as a self-deprecating dig, just an honest assessment. Not everything can be a banger (rarely is).
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Published 24 Mar, 2025