You Have the Write Stuff

Many people assume they are bad at writing because it is hard. This is like assuming you are bad at weightlifting because the weight is heavy.

Writing is useful because it is hard. It’s the effort that goes into writing a clear sentence that leads to better thinking.

James Clear

You are a writer.

You might be an excellent writer. You might be a dreadful writer.

In any case, you are a writer.

You may not write novels. But you compose emails, social media posts, and notes to yourself.

It’s important that what you write is clear and focused.

“But what I write isn’t all that important.”

You may not be telegraphing distress messages from the Titanic, but you never know when sloppy writing could cause significant problems.

“But I don’t write anything very long.”

Short, concise writing is the most difficult kind.

“But writing is hard for me.”

Most important things are hard. But the more we try to improve, the better we get.

Besides, writing is hard for everyone.

When we have an idea floating around in our heads, it seems profound.

But when we try to put that profound idea on paper, we realize it is vague and imprecise.