{"id":306356,"date":"2021-03-14T10:29:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T14:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=306356"},"modified":"2021-03-14T10:33:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T14:33:22","slug":"dont-force-yourself-to-write","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/14\/dont-force-yourself-to-write\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Force Yourself to Write"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only write if you must!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-strange-thought\">The strange thought<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strange thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>In order to become a &#8216;good&#8217; writer, one must piously write every single day, track how much one writes, and write every day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thoughts on writing &#8216;1000 words every day&#8217; or &#8216;writing every day, training it like it were a muscle&#8217; are the modern thoughts. But a more robust thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Only write if you must.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-anti-constipation\">Anti-constipation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To me, I see writing as a way to anti-constipate yourself of ideas. For example, when I have an idea which I find very interesting and fascinating, I feel like I *MUST* write about it and share it, because I feel that I have made some very interesting discovery (in my idea incubation phase, when I am thinking) and I feel it might benefit and profit others. Thus for me, writing is simply a means to an end&#8211; writing as a means of sharing and propagating ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-is-vlogging-better\">When is vlogging better?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/J8ID7Mbd?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/12\/creating-and-sharing-out-of-uberabundance-or-the-desire-to-be-acknowledged-and-affirmed\/\">Uberabundance<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One should not feel beholden to only write, or to write a lot. Just find the most effective way of communicating your ideas with others. It may be blogging, writing, essay writing, etc, or just podcasting, or <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/11\/just-vlog-it\/\">vlogging<\/a>. Whatever you find is most effective and efficient for you! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-productivity-by-kim\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/productivity\/\">Productivity by KIM <\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1013\" data-attachment-id=\"243058\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-art-2020-abstract-1217\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ERIC-KIM-art-2020-abstract-1217.jpg?fit=1668%2C1432&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1668,1432\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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