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25 Lessons From 1,000 Days Of Daily Writing
On September 28, 2022, I crossed 1,000 days of daily writing. (!)
And what an incredible feeling it was.
As I reflected upon that journey, the most important lesson that quickly came to mind was how beneficial daily writing has been for my mental health.
Each day I would sit to write, I gave myself permission (and the space) to process feelings, clarify thoughts, and reflect on experiences.
Pre-daily-writing I didn’t have this.
And now, I can’t imagine my mental state without it.
If you don’t already have a space in your life for processing feelings, clarifying thoughts, and reflecting on experiences—I can tell you right now, your mental state is being affected.
The benefits I have received have changed my life and I’m convinced that if you start a practice of your own — it’ll change your life as well.
This doesn’t have to be as committed as my process (published online, 7 days a week, 365 days per year)—although, it certainly could be. It can be simple, private, pen-and-paper, and just a few minutes each day or week.
But, the power of daily writing shouldn’t be undermined or overlooked.
It could very well be the answer you’ve been looking/ hoping/ waiting/ searching/ praying for. I didn’t realize it at first, but in retrospect, it absolutely was what pre-daily-writing me was in desperate need of.
That said, here are 25 additional lessons I learned along the way that’ll further illustrate to you why and how I did it (and why and how you might, too). Enjoy.
1. Comparison Is The Enemy
On January 1, 2020, my daily writing streak was zero. And there were plenty of people who had streaks MUCH larger than zero. Had I compared my zero to their 30, 100, or 1,000 — I probably wouldn’t have started. And what a damn shame that would’ve been…
2. Not An Imposter
At first, I felt like a complete imposter. What I soon realized though is you can only feel like an imposter if you have other non-imposters to compare yourself against. The antidote was to become non-comparative and hyper…
