On Writing

January 28, 2024

Just a few words about writing.

The past 2 weeks, I have been sick, so this is going to be a short post unrelated to working on the language. Missing one week due to sickness is fine, but two weeks breaks the habit chain too much for my taste. So this time, I will just reflect on writing itself.

There are countless articles on why you should write and blog. The reasons almost always boil down to either reflecting about learning something new and therefore helping other people out with another perspective or to build an audience and make money.

For me, writing seems to set my brain on fire. Not just while I am writing and trying to nail down a thought in the written word, but especially when I am not writing. I have had so much more energy and ideas in the first month of this year, since I have started writing, than I have had in the past year. Maybe it has some kind of meditative effect and frees my brain from thoughts that have queued up, but never been freed.

So, add that to your list of reasons to blog.