So far, I’m fortunate to be one of the people on track to meet the post number goal. Here are some thoughts at the half way point:
FUUUUUUUUUUUCKKKKKKK
Writing every day is hard already, writing something I’m ok with putting on the internet is much harder
There are other parts of my life that have taken large hits because of this project. I had an excellent ANKI streak, which I have since lost, and have been struggling to get back in to. Perhaps I just need more Dakka.
I ‘feel’ like I’m not that much of a better writer in the sense of ‘my posts feel worthwhile for others to read’, but I do ‘feel’ I have gotten better at communicating ideas clearly, and spotting mistakes in my communications.
I think I have gotten better at looking at the world, and finding things to write about
I have discovered a deep love for this thing ;
I kinda ‘feel’ more dumb. Perhaps this is downstream of other things in my life, and that much of my studying time has been replaced with writing; and I’ve had to listen to a lot more music to have time to come up with ideas, which has decreased podcast time. But, I feel a bit depressed, and like I’m more of an idiot than when I started.
I haven’t read as many of the other contributors posts as I would have liked to, due to this, and all my other projects eating up all of my time.
I have used the same keyboard for the last 5 years, but since starting this, my mistakes per-line have dropped off significantly. (That does not mean miss-spelling, which I still struggle with)
When I started this, I planned to make many LW posts, among my substack posts, though I have made no LW posts. This is because I think the quality that 2 days allows me to write, is much too low. I just don’t have the Gs to be outputting things I consider LW quality in that time frame. This is a problem specific to me, I think.
YouTube ambient music is going down the drain fast, as AI slop is taking over the algorithm, and most people aren’t noticing. This is relevant, because I basically require ambient music to inspire my writing.
I think Half-Haven was a great idea. I am grateful that it exists. I think I wouldn’t have made so many posts, without the fear of publicly not following up, on something I set out to do.
New love is wonderful kindling for ideas. Even if your ideas don’t seem to relate to love at all. This may be a personal thing; but I find that writing down the things I ‘wish I had said’ are the best writing projects I have created in this month.
I have run a few experiments, and collected data, in an attempt at various blog posts. But running the data, and assessing that data, takes a lot of time, and often doesn’t lead me to writing 500 words, without padding. So, I have not published any new research in this time.
I think I am writing much better ‘first drafts’ than I did before this. I think that has something to do with the time pressure.
I do not yet know if I will continue to post a blog post every two days, after this ends. It is a habit I think is net positive for me, but clearly has some destructive costs.
There are other parts of my life that have taken large hits because of this project.
Yeah, “doing something” and “doing something sustainably” are two different things. I think there is some hope that with enough practice you get more efficient; or that if you get enough subscribers to generate an income, you could use that income to outsource some other time-consuming parts of your life.
The former is about your skills, but to increase your chances at the latter, you also need to promote yourself—the easiest way is to create accounts at various social networks, and share links to your posts.
I do ‘feel’ I have gotten better at communicating ideas clearly, and spotting mistakes in my communications
That’s amazing!
I basically require ambient music to inspire my writing.
New love is wonderful kindling for ideas. Even if your ideas don’t seem to relate to love at all.
I suspect this is a general rule: if you feel that your life is on a good way, you can put more energy into your projects; otherwise your energy and attention are spent worrying about things.
I do not yet know if I will continue to post a blog post every two days, after this ends.
Perhaps once a week would be more sustainable? My first idea was to suggest every other month, but regularity is probably better for creating an audience.
So far, I’m fortunate to be one of the people on track to meet the post number goal. Here are some thoughts at the half way point:
FUUUUUUUUUUUCKKKKKKK
Writing every day is hard already, writing something I’m ok with putting on the internet is much harder
There are other parts of my life that have taken large hits because of this project. I had an excellent ANKI streak, which I have since lost, and have been struggling to get back in to. Perhaps I just need more Dakka.
I ‘feel’ like I’m not that much of a better writer in the sense of ‘my posts feel worthwhile for others to read’, but I do ‘feel’ I have gotten better at communicating ideas clearly, and spotting mistakes in my communications.
I think I have gotten better at looking at the world, and finding things to write about
I have discovered a deep love for this thing ;
I kinda ‘feel’ more dumb. Perhaps this is downstream of other things in my life, and that much of my studying time has been replaced with writing; and I’ve had to listen to a lot more music to have time to come up with ideas, which has decreased podcast time. But, I feel a bit depressed, and like I’m more of an idiot than when I started.
I haven’t read as many of the other contributors posts as I would have liked to, due to this, and all my other projects eating up all of my time.
I have used the same keyboard for the last 5 years, but since starting this, my mistakes per-line have dropped off significantly. (That does not mean miss-spelling, which I still struggle with)
When I started this, I planned to make many LW posts, among my substack posts, though I have made no LW posts. This is because I think the quality that 2 days allows me to write, is much too low. I just don’t have the Gs to be outputting things I consider LW quality in that time frame. This is a problem specific to me, I think.
YouTube ambient music is going down the drain fast, as AI slop is taking over the algorithm, and most people aren’t noticing. This is relevant, because I basically require ambient music to inspire my writing.
I think Half-Haven was a great idea. I am grateful that it exists. I think I wouldn’t have made so many posts, without the fear of publicly not following up, on something I set out to do.
New love is wonderful kindling for ideas. Even if your ideas don’t seem to relate to love at all. This may be a personal thing; but I find that writing down the things I ‘wish I had said’ are the best writing projects I have created in this month.
I have run a few experiments, and collected data, in an attempt at various blog posts. But running the data, and assessing that data, takes a lot of time, and often doesn’t lead me to writing 500 words, without padding. So, I have not published any new research in this time.
I think I am writing much better ‘first drafts’ than I did before this. I think that has something to do with the time pressure.
I do not yet know if I will continue to post a blog post every two days, after this ends. It is a habit I think is net positive for me, but clearly has some destructive costs.
Yeah, “doing something” and “doing something sustainably” are two different things. I think there is some hope that with enough practice you get more efficient; or that if you get enough subscribers to generate an income, you could use that income to outsource some other time-consuming parts of your life.
The former is about your skills, but to increase your chances at the latter, you also need to promote yourself—the easiest way is to create accounts at various social networks, and share links to your posts.
That’s amazing!
Download the good ones.
I suspect this is a general rule: if you feel that your life is on a good way, you can put more energy into your projects; otherwise your energy and attention are spent worrying about things.
Perhaps once a week would be more sustainable? My first idea was to suggest every other month, but regularity is probably better for creating an audience.