No one may ever read this. And if this turns out to be true, what does that say about me?
Well, it says nothing about me but says something about my writing. It says I never wrote anything useful to others. It says no one wanted my writing. It says I wasn’t useful.
So I am writing anyway. And in a few years, after writing every day, my writing will get good enough to be useful to one person.
That one person becomes a fan. They get something useful out of my writing. Every time I post something new, they are ready to read it.
This post describes the essential element of being useful and contributing to this world—a daily behavior of creating and sending these creations out into the world.
I’ve struggled to do this. I’ve started and stopped many times. I know having a daily habit of creation is what I need to do, but I don’t do it.
I’ve tried writing groups, writing classes, and writing coaches. These tricks work for a while, but I’ll find some reason to stop them.
The world wants us to create. We don’t know it. Nobody is reaching out to us to please create. And there is no guarantee it will work. It’s all blind faith, I guess.
But wait a tick. Humans get better at stuff when they put in the time. So whatever we want to be, all that’s required is a daily practice that improves that thing.
So that’s it then. Every day I will write. And I will ship it. And I will tell people about it. Because then I’m not hiding. I’m exposing myself. I’m being vulnerable. And I’m holding myself accountable.
Over many years, this daily practice will help me be useful.
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