One thing I came to realize about writing is - we sometimes put off completing a piece because we want it to be "perfect" for the world. The truth is rarely that - the world does not care if it is perfect - we have this sort of mental model where we believe that if we do not put out stellar writing, we will be judged. I wish your efforts to not be plagued by this insiduous thought as mine used to be until recently. A super relatable piece, Baibhav. I wish you the best!
Yes, definitely. The writers I look up to and enjoy reading have such immaculate writing that it feels unapproachable.
One trick that has helped me is to look at their early blog posts. The quality in those initial posts generally feels much more doable, and also brings into light that they got to their current level by just doing more reps.
Another "trick" is to market/phrase the blog as just "ramblings" 🤣
One thing I came to realize about writing is - we sometimes put off completing a piece because we want it to be "perfect" for the world. The truth is rarely that - the world does not care if it is perfect - we have this sort of mental model where we believe that if we do not put out stellar writing, we will be judged. I wish your efforts to not be plagued by this insiduous thought as mine used to be until recently. A super relatable piece, Baibhav. I wish you the best!
Yes, definitely. The writers I look up to and enjoy reading have such immaculate writing that it feels unapproachable.
One trick that has helped me is to look at their early blog posts. The quality in those initial posts generally feels much more doable, and also brings into light that they got to their current level by just doing more reps.
Another "trick" is to market/phrase the blog as just "ramblings" 🤣
Do release a post soon and send it to me to read!
Amazing man.
Great piece, and also some really good references I've bookmarked for later reading.
Thank you!
And yeah, I can confidently vouch for all the blogs & articles referenced in the post - all are bangers