The Challenge

I've been looking for something, anything to get me sit down and write. In August 2020, I penned and chickened out of posting the following:

"I am a bit of a perfectionist and can be indecisive. I've come a long way in my advanced 46 years - I can get out of Target in under 20 minutes if I REALLY have to. Most of the time I can deal fine with these traits accept when it comes to writing. In my writing life, they are crippling.  

I write stuff and never finish it because it's not good enough to post. Right now, I have 14 blog posts sitting in various states of draft form just waiting for me to hit the little orange "publish" button. They span the entire life of this blog from 2012 to 2020. That's why I've decided to give myself a challenge.

I am going to post every day for one week. That's doable and not totally crazy, right? That way I won't have time to obsess over the quality of each post. I just come up with topic write it and post it. Done. Now, let's see how long this post sit in drafts before I have the guts to publish it." 

The answer is: 7 months. At the very least, I can say this entry shows I know myself. 

Today, I read Tom Kuegler's "How to Write Faster: My Secret To Publish 1 Blog Post Per Day" on Medium and it's giving me the kick in the pants I've been looking for. He says that instead of trying to write for an hour each day, strive to publish one short 300 word post for 10 days straight. (Tom, get out of my head.) He said it will help me write faster, become a better writer, will make me feel like I've progressed, and will help me get over perfectionism. Say no more, Tom. Consider this, Day #1.