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Why I Write Every Day
I read a lot on Medium. A lot about the benefits of writing. I’ve read about how to push yourself to make sure you write something each and every day and what you’ll get in return. They’re good, but I don’t 100% relate, or agree. I write every day. I don’t push myself. I don’t write to receive some ephemeral benefit that will soothe my soul. They’re just added benefits that are sometimes realized, sometimes not.
I write every day because I am a writer. I have a t-shirt that proclaims this. It was gifted to me as a jokey present, but it holds some truth. I may have unrealistic expectations. After all, I expect that my writing will continue to earn me a living. Like it has these past few years. Picking up the pace with each passing month — now I have some choice about the projects I accept. But when everyone has access to words, and anyone could write if they wanted to take the time to do so, I reckon earning a living from words is kind of an unrealistic expectation. Still, it delivers for me every day.
I write every day because when I don’t write, I get stuck in my head. When I don’t write, my learning slows down. Learning about myself, others, topics I am interested in, about different ways of thinking, and about new words and how to play with them so we can understand each other better.
