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Bad Quality Writing Is Better Than No Writing
At least you’re trying
Like any other writer, I’ve had days where I just didn’t feel like writing at all. I would just sit down and stare mindlessly into the white screen in front of me, not even trying to type anything anymore. Just enjoying the emptiness with a feeling of regret that “Today” would be one of those days.
Unfortunately, those days have been more present recently due to a lack of a routine and some personal matters messing with my head, but if you think about it, it goes entirely against the principle of wanting to have a post a day for a year: creating continuity and improving daily.
Yet, how do you expect someone with no idea or motivation whatsoever to write a good article if they can’t even stick to a topic for 1 minute of writing to start them off?
I have struggled with this but I think I may have found the core reason behind this sort of writer’s block. It is a different version than that of someone trying to write a book. No matter the topic we focus on, writing articles online will always have the same goal: To impact others.
In this world with thousands and thousands of articles popping up every hour on the Internet, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the competition and drop every idea as “not good enough” or “not impactful…
