Writing with Anxiety Has Taught Me These 4 Influential Lessons
The lessons which kept me writing even though I know I didn’t have the power to do so
Doubt, when you try to write something off of your mind, has given me a meaningful lesson in my writing journey so far.
I first wrote about stuff that I should’ve done in my 20s. Things that we all should be aware of and start to take action on.
My 10 or 20 articles are not getting that many stats. Views were almost none. No one claps or comments on my articles.
There is a ghost in my head that keeps saying that I’m not qualified enough to create a great article. It feels like I just want to quit and stop at that time.
But now, I have made many articles on this platform. And the results are pretty satisfying for someone who only has will and guts as a starter pack.
From anxiety in the beginning, and more anxiety in the latter. These are 4 lessons that help me get through the most in my writing journey.
Everyone Starts Bad at Their First Time
The first lesson that writing with anxiety has taught me is that, like everyone who starts first, they are creating bad, unfinished, flawed work.
The first time to do and create things will not be as good as our 50 or 100 times attempt at doing things.
You just have to bear it and accept everything isn’t going to be perfect as you have thought of.
Being perfect is not the best choice available to start something. It’s the opposite, you have to get used to all the flaws you have.
As soon as you create your first blog or any other work involving writing, move on and forget about it.
You’ll be surprised how your first work will get many impressions and likes, and eventually, it’ll also help other people’s lives too.
It’s Okay To Not Be Okay
No, I’m not talking about a famous drama from South Korea. I’m talking about getting okay with things that didn’t live up to your expectations.
Everything won’t be as we expected it would be. And if you’re wise enough, you’ll get along well.
What I mean by that, is that you shouldn’t be worried about things that you likely have planned before.
You’ll be disappointed by your writing results and that’s okay. Don’t take it personally. Consider making another one that is probably better than before.
Just keep on creating things until you finally no longer think about it. I planted this principle in my head and my writing journey has become so much better since.
Focus on producing instead of muttering. Write down your ideas and help people with them.
People Never Actually Care About What You Do
This was the advice I found out recently.
If I may, allow me to quote Winston Churchil’s life advice that you should hear and probably have heard of.
He said:
When you’re 20 you care what everyone thinks, when you’re 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you’re 60 you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place.
That quote pretty much sums up the overall idea of this subheading.
You’d be amazed to know that people don’t care about you. They’re not paying your bills or home or guaranteeing your life to prosper.
So the lesson we can extract and apply is that you can become what you want to be and just dedicate yourself to it. Chase the dream you always wanted to.
Write things without having to worry about other people’s opinions. However, you should note that there is constructive feedback and negative feedback. Let away the negative, and take the positive, constructive ones.
To Write is To Be Helpful for Others
People forget all the time that writing isn’t about making money (of course you can make money, but that’s not the true purpose).
When you write to chase after money, you’ll get none, or maybe get money but only a little amount of it.
On the other hand, if you devote yourself to writing to help others who seem lost and in need of your wisdom and knowledge, you get both the money and the sense of helpfulness.
Starting now, whenever you want to create your first blog article, or any other writing work, bear in mind that you write it because you want to help and support other people and make their lives better, whether it truly helps them or not.
Conclusion
These 4 lessons are what I always keep in mind and apply in my writing journey. It taught me how to move forward even if I didn’t have the power to do so.
Writing can be extremely dreadful, but learning the lessons that could aid your writing journey is going to be a huge advantage for producing more works or content.
I hope that my 4 influential lessons could also help you to get through hard times in your writing journey. If you could embrace the situation wisely, you’ll eventually get the hang of it and just keep on doing it.
We are all starting from somewhere. Make your move to write now and be consistent.
