On Momentum & Starting Before You’re Ready
Dear michael saminsky,
This post isn’t going to be long, but writing it will have long term effects. I’ve known for a long time that a daily creative writing habits makes me happy, yet I’ve struggled to put it into practice because it takes time and attention. In other words, writing isn’t a spontaneous process and has an activation energy. That activation energy means I need a catalyst to make writing happen, and this post is me telling you about that catalyst.
For six months now I’ve tried to use Positive Peer Pressure as this catalyst, but I’ve observed that is not enough. I realize now I also need to be intentional about setting aside a time to write. Since I made that realization, I decided that I want to write every morning for at least 20 minutes. This post is to share that decision with you and to announce that from today until the end of December, I will post in Positive Peer Pressure every day. Posting every day means I won’t be as focused on editing and revising, so these upcoming posts may have more typos than usual. However, I am willing to make this tradeoff in the name of building momentum. Perfection is the enemy of progress, and progress is my priority right now.
For me to start to develop a daily writing practice, I need to get the addicted to the reward of publishing and getting positive feedback from readers like you. I may not feel ready to start writing every day, but that readiness will only come after I’ve done it for a while. That addiction will come from posting every day, and that’s why I’m making this commitment.
Thank you for helping hold me accountable.
Love,
Sam
