Writer’s block

Day 222 / 366

I have been going through a serious writer’s block for the past month or so. And it shows as well, as the blogs that I have put out have been subpar. I am happy that I have still not missed a day, but boy have I been so close to it. Take yesterday for example, when I finished the blog at 11:55.

The daily blog this year has not generally been that much of a challenge. Usually, when I sit down to write the blog, I automatically get 2 to 3 good ideas that I play out in my mind. And once I pick one, as soon as I write the first paragraph I am confident that I will be able to finish the blog. This does not happen any more.

Nowadays, when I sit to write my mind goes blank. I then go to plan B, which is opening Reddit and Twitter to get a topic that I can write about. Even if I find a good topic, by the time I open Medium to start writing about it, I lose all confidence. So I would then delete the title and start again.

I think the issue is not with what I do when I sit to write, it's what happens during the rest of the day. If I am zoned out during the day, I will be running mostly on autopilot. I would not be thinking about things the way I usually do. That is how I come up with ideas interesting enough to write about. That is what has been lacking.

Hopefully, this is just a phase that goes by quickly. The important thing is that no matter if there is a block or not, I still keep writing every day.