(Almost) Every Day
Wandering around my house tonight, I was thinking about how I haven’t written a post today. Yesterday I almost didn’t write anything at all. It looked like that was going to happen tonight.
Then I started thinking about how I shouldn’t feel bad about it. That’s when I realized I was figuring out a system of triage (if you will) for taking a day off from the blogging. It goes like this:
- Write as much as you can, on as consistent a schedule as you possibly can
- Don’t beat yourself up for missing a day (or days)
I’ve heard everybody should take everything in moderation, including moderation. Sometimes you’ll go on a binge creative streak. Other times you’ll be eating a gallon of ice cream or pint of scotch trying to come up with something usable. There’s times when the creativity flows while other times it does not come easily.
One of the things I resolved to do this year was to write something brilliant just about every day. I know that won’t happen. But I do know that I’ll follow my own advice and write as much as I can—or not. The goal is to keep my not–writing to a minimum.