Why I Will Not Write an Article a Day on Medium
Writing that’s worth reading cannot be rushed.
I read a bunch of Medium articles about writers who’ve challenged themselves to write and publish one article for 30 days, 365 days, 500 days, for 900 days etc. and thought to myself “Should I try that?”
The answer was clear. “No way! Not for me.”
Why? Because I know myself well enough to know that this approach will only lead to lifeless, watered-down content. “Churning it out” is sure-fire way to suck the soul out of the written word.
Recall your favorite novel or even an inspiring quote that you love, and you’ll see that soulful writing — meaningful writing, powerful writing — is evidence of deep, honest, strenuous, and slow thinking. It isn’t simply the hashing out of random thoughts in an attempt to leave the ego’s black marks on a white page.
Soulful writing isn’t about spewing the first idea that comes to you, or about giving advice or instructions, or about creating lists, or about being seen and heard. Soulful writing requires that you first figure out what is going on inside your own head, so you can make good decisions about what not to write about. It’s about being honest with yourself about the things that you simply do not care enough about, know enough about, or are qualified enough to write about…
