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Try this experiment. Don't Netflix for a month. Instead, write something, everyday. Post it on your blog if your like but more importantly, try to see, at the e
by shubhamjain 9y ago
Try this experiment. Don't Netflix for a month. Instead, write something, everyday. Post it on your blog if your like but more importantly, try to see, at the end of the month, if your writing has meaningfully improved; if it has, has it made you happy about your progress?
There is obviously nothing wrong in leisure after work but the alternative can often be better. It can make you more skilled and more successful. It's an investment that reaps awesome benefits in the longer run.
- pps43 9y agoThe problem with this approach is that it's hard to measure progress. I can't objectively tell if my writing has improved (if I knew I was making mistakes, I wouldn't be making them). Popularity of a blog is also not a good metric because it depends a lot on how effectively you promote it.
- sotojuan 9y agoYour writing is not going to improve this way. You need at least one competent person editing and reviewing your writing. However, the idea/experiment is interesting and I may try it one day!
- jogjayr 9y agoI disagree slightly. That's like saying you can't become a better cook without someone else eating and judging your cooking. If you read a lot you have developed "taste" for good writing. When you're starting out, just writing something you yourself don't hate can be challenging (if you're honest with yourself). Heck, I re-wrote this comment 3 times before I didn't hate it :-) I agree that eventually, once you're at a certain level, you need someone reviewing your writing.
- superb_herb 9y agoI suspect more than a few people with writing ambitions don't actually read all that much.