Why blog daily?

“For years, I’ve been explaining to people that daily blogging is an extraordinarily useful habit. Even if no one reads your blog, the act of writing it is clarifying, motivating and (eventually) fun.“ ~Seth Godin

I enjoy writing, but I’m slow at it. So, when I get busy, I don’t write. This has really hampered my sharing on my Pair-a-Dimes for Your Thoughts blog. At one point, I was constantly thinking in blog posts. I enjoyed this. I would think of a concept or idea, expand it in my thoughts, then wrap it up on my blog. But I’ve written less and less and so that ability to create a full narrative around an idea has faded. I miss doing that.

So, what can I do to get that back? I need to practice writing; to practice thinking in story; to make writing a routine and expectation – not just something I wish I did.

When I started Daily Ink years ago, I was going to hand write a journal and then take a photo of the writing (images are gone from moving this blog around before finally getting DavidTruss.com)… This digital sharing of analog writing was to be a blending of two worlds. It didn’t stick. Then I shared links and videos with a small commentary (I might still do that occasionally), but now this is about (re)finding my joy in writing.

It might go to an audience of just one, but I’ll share it publicly, and hopefully anyone reading this, besides me, will enjoy the writing journey I’m on.

What’s a habit that you want to develop? And what can you do right now to get it going?

Your chance to share:

4 thoughts on “Why blog daily?”

aarondavis1 July 28, 2019 at 4:46 am

I have really like the idea of daily reflection David, but always struggle to prioritise the time and space in the busyness of daily like. I also wonder if daily is the most sustainable of habits. I do a lot of curating, but feel I could do more creating. What you have reminded me though is that blogs and ideas are all around us, we just need to be willing to let them in.

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David Truss July 28, 2019 at 9:37 am

Thanks Aaron,
Your post on commenting brought me back to that time when my blog was a discussion and 5 or 6 comments meant a rich learning conversation. I really miss that. I also miss the rabbit hole of interesting links I’d follow when reading blogs and comments. Now, admittedly, I comment less and I seldom look to read comments after reaching the end of an article.

Is a daily blog sustainable by me? I don’t know? I’m still on summer break and have yet to see if I can maintain the routine when ‘busy’ happens. I want to write more, and to do that… I need to write more:) I hope I can create a routine that makes this work in an enjoyable way, without feeling like work.

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