Drip, drip, drip, a habit
I read this on Seth’s blog , and it has since stuck with me. To overcome an irrational fear…replace it with a habit. If you’re afraid to write, write a little, every day. Start with an anonymous blog, start with a sentence. Every day, drip, drip, drip, a habit. I published tiny notes on Lettrs for years until I moved to the Notes app on my phone. My randomness and short patience would only allow for a few lines of legible musings. Nevertheless, writing — like reading — fascinates me. I admire the works of people like Ava , Nikita Gil and Erin Hanson , who always seem to know the right words and metaphors to use in their written art. Because for the love of me, I cannot sit still and pen down my thoughts, as colorful and detailed as I’d like them to be. My thoughts are like splatters of paint on an already busy canvas, random and evanescent like lightnings in the sky. So, after reading Seth’s piece, I made a mental note ...