Over 4 years ago, I did 30 blogs in 30 days. I wrote, edited, and posted 300 words every single day for 30 days. The goal was to get into the rhythm of writing. To create the muscle for it.
I continued writing for the next few years. But it became sporadic over time. I started a weekly newsletter. The posting schedule became more and more spread out. Not quite weekly, then not even monthly. I has been dormant for over a year now.
Hence I stopped being a writer. Not for a lack of trying. I have multiple drafts sitting there, waiting to be completed. My thoughts on the tech, economics, politics, and life in general. However, due to external circumstances beyond my control, and my laziness, I have not been able to follow through on them. I want to re-build that writing muscle.
The best way to get back into writing is to write. So I have decided to get back to daily blogging. With a twist.
Aging out
On my 35th Birthday, I put out a newsletter title “Officially Old”. In it, I briefly discussed how I felt about aging out of the 18-35 bracket. One of the coveted market segment of all businesses.
I turned 35 yesterday. Officially an old man. I am already shining my dad jokes and buying books on World War II. I spent the day playing video games, which made me think I may be too old for video games.
I’ll be 38 next month. I have never felt healthier and better. Yet it would be stupid to deny the passage of time(I still feel too old to play video games). This gave me a better idea than just writing 30 blogs in 30 days.
I’ll be writing 38 blogs in 38 days. In the 38 days leading up to the end of 38th year of my life. Posted on my blog and medium.
The Rules
The rules are same as the last time; 300 words at least. Write, Edit, and Post every day. No topic, and subject, is off limits. Last time I wrote about search engines, Chinese national narratives, the stupidest controversy in recent history, and even self-deprecating satire. At one point I had no idea what to write so I just wrote 300 random words. LLMs be damned!
Incidentally it is my most popular medium post. Probably LLM crawlers looking for more slop.
What is my goal?
Just to write. Nobody reads any more. The people who do, have no reason to read my words. Even the most popular of online writers get a few hundred thousand impressions per week, let alone readers. Quite fewer than the millions of views the latest stunt youtuber gets. The goal is to write. It is a vanity project, and I am not ashamed to say this. However, unlike similar self-aggrandizing, I am not vying to be “thought-leader” in my field. That term itself makes me gag.
The goal is to write. Because it is fun.