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I’m a recovering microblogger, former Tumblr-Livejournal-AIM profile girl, aspiring Bear Blog contributor and remember why longform content is so difficult. The more I go without writing, the more my brain convinces me that every piece has to be thought-provoking/dEeP. I’m trying to tap into that masturbatory flow state that used to accompany my writing but first I need to deal with the uncomfortable in-between that occurs when I’m (re)learning a skill. Yesterday, I identified that obsessing over one‘s insecurities does a huge disservice to ✨The Work✨ and here I am doing exactly that. I wanted to write about our collective obsession with “consistency” and how the only constant in our lives is ourselves, a train of thought that concluded with my resolve to post more and less self-consciously.
If I’ve learned anything from my previous digital jaunts, success comes from self-knowledge and self-knowledge is learned best when you mess up. I’m committed to learning in public (humiliating myself online), especially if it inspires others to do the same.