{"id":894,"date":"2019-01-14T23:52:35","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T23:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog3.canny.io\/wordpress\/?p=894"},"modified":"2023-06-14T22:05:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T02:05:16","slug":"year-of-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canny.io\/blog\/year-of-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"A year of writing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Writing is hard. I’ve never been great at it and I’ve never particularly enjoyed doing it.<\/p>\n

But, especially now as a founder, there’s a nagging voice (deep, deep down) that I need to write. Being able to articulate thoughts in a concise, easy to understand way is a practiced skill. The only way I’m going to get better at it is by doing it.<\/p>\n

In 2018, between both Andrew and I, we wrote 8 blog posts.<\/p>\n\"I'm\n

I need to put that embarrassing number out there so I can make sure that doesn’t happen this year.<\/p>\n

Here are some things I\u2019m doing to be a better writer this year. If you\u2019re a founder also struggling to create content, maybe this will help you too!<\/p>\n

Set a reasonable goal<\/h2>\n

I didn\u2019t set writing goals last year. No wonder I barely did any writing!<\/p>\n

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Wayne Gretzky<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The goal I\u2019m setting this year is to write every day<\/strong>. Every (work) day that I don\u2019t write is a day I should be disappointed in myself.<\/p>\n

But going from barely writing to writing every day is a huge step. It feels impossible.<\/p>\n\n

So it\u2019s important that you set a goal that feels difficult but within reach.<\/p>\n

To make it more defined and reasonable, this is my revised goal:
\nI am going to write at least 200 words<\/strong> every work day.<\/p>\n

Framing it this way makes it feel achievable which will help me stay motivated.<\/p>\n

Stop making excuses<\/h2>\n

Excuses were a big blocker for me. The moment I thought about writing something, I\u2019d also think:<\/p>\n