Time to start

I am writing this while nursing a headache. I bring this up because I think it’s a good reminder that I am going to need to power through annoying moments like now if I am going to succeed at what I am about to do.

And what is it that I am about to do, dear reader? I am going to write a blog post a day.

That’s a huge ask for someone that is consistently inconsistent as I have been. However, I proved to myself last year that I can change in huge ways. This new blogging challenge is an extension of last year’s success.

I know I can do it. I have plenty to write about, even after I make my daily journal entries. I also like to type on the computer. I didn’t learn how to touch type at 90 WPM just to come up with witty status updates on Facebook.

Speaking of which, I am really going to cut down on the social media. I find that it sucks a lot of motivation out of creating. These sites are made to hit you with dopamine every time you write a post or share a meme. By the time I want sit down to write, the need to express myself has gone.

I don’t want to use up that creative energy on one-liners and gifs. I want to create something more substantial.

At any rate, I am doing this. A blog a day.

Now, I am not delusional enough to think that I won’t fail to write a post every once in a while. I am human. That said, I don’t want to call this project the “Trying to blog every day project 2021” because that is aiming for mediocrity. However, I do understand the impulse to do so because I don’t want to completely derail myself in the instance that I do fail.

So, here is a promise I will make to myself: if I fail to write a post, I will write two the next day. That is how I can make myself feel better about missing a day.

Anyway, I probably am not making a whole lot of sense. That’s kind of the point as well. I just want to churn out posts without too much hassle. I am sure by the end of the year I will be able to write more coherent blog posts.