So I do this thing where I set up a blog of some kind, make a few futzy posts here and there, and then give up the entire endeavour only to resurface months later being all "wow I suck at this"
Okay, so if I really suck so bad at blogging, why am I even trying again? Well, this year I'm hoping to FIGURE IT ALL OUT. Yes, all of it. I'm 25 now, it's time to know everything. And I think that having a place where I can talk about my goals and basically think out loud will be helpful for me.
However, I'd kind of like to break the pattern of sporadic posts here and there only to drop off the map completely. Especially seeing as that lack of perseverance probably won't serve me too well in life. Indeed, my lack of perseverance HASN'T served me too well in life. So here are the reasons I've come up with that I suck at blogging, and what I intend to do about it:
1. "soooo self-conscious." I get made fun of ALL the TIME for being too self-conscious and getting super embarrassed about things I say and do. So basically, I write some stuff and look back at it and think wow that is boring and pretentious. And then shut it downnn.
Solution: be less boring and pretentious! no wait, forge ahead even if you sound stupid! that's the one. Also I'm going to try to keep my posts on the short and simple side. The longer and ramblier I get, the more embarrassed I am the next day. (that being said I am confining myself to just three reasons)
2. short attention span. It's not just confined to the world of blogging, but it's pretty common for me to have an idea! A really cool idea! An entrepreneurial idea! And then not follow through on it.
Solution: I work best within in a structured environment. My first goal is to post once a week on Sundays. Seems manageable (I say this and yet ...)
3. easily discouraged. Further problem is that if I, for example, miss one Sunday posting as per my stated goal, I will throw my hands up in despair and give it all up for lost.
Solution: umm ... don't be discouraged? Hey look, I don't really have a solution for this one! And it's a major problem that will stop me from like, achieving things in life.
One thing that I think can be discouraging, is to just sit here rambling on to myself with 0 visitors a month. Public accountability is a useful tool for getting shit done right! Unfortunately I can't exactly solve this one entirely on my own. I think for now I'm going to try to be comfortable with talking to myself and acknowledging that there are a billion and one blogs out there and most of them are written by people who are probably more interesting and less self-deprecating than me.
And I guess also try to promote myself a little. What?! waaaaaat we'll see about that one.
