I'm surprised this is so far down. I'm assuming most people commenting didn't actually read it and are just agreeing with the sentiment. Perhaps the author is

I'm surprised this is so far down. I'm assuming most people commenting didn't actually read it and are just agreeing with the sentiment. Perhaps the author is not a native language speaker? That being said, I'm not sure why you'd write an article about the importance of writing if your writing is... below average at best.