One of my goals this year is to limit my regular posts to at most 500 words or so.
I am an overthinker. With just one prompt, my mind clouds with too many things way beyond my capacity to write. I run out of stamina by just thinking, that I could not write them down. I actually experience (a lot of times) getting bored in writing and just stop midway. What a waste of ideas.
It is not healthy. For example, I would like to write about how I suddenly want to keep my essays short. Just that main idea. At the same time, I think about why I want to write, what the benefits of writing are, how powerful words are, some previous essays which are too long but gave me milestones, articles I learned about writing blogs, how I have a lot of ideas but I cannot put to words, etc. Imagine how long it could get if I write three sentences to each of those side topics. What a mess.
It is hard for me to focus on just one thing. I also make fake arguments with myself defending why I write long. A debate between House "Just Let Your Thoughts Flow Out No Matter How Awkward" and House "Not Everyone Wants To Read Long Things So Pick Your Words".
But sometimes I read my past essays, I really cringe. I talk too much. In reality, writing is not just about sharing what I want. I have to write what my readers would care about, too. And writing too long could compromise the weight of the ideas. In short, reading long things is tiring—not everybody can appreciate them.
So, I am aiming to write by bits—gradually, but consistently. I hope I can.
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