5 Reasons Why I Try To Write Everyday & Why You Should Too

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Writing is an underrated skill.

As much as reading makes you smart, writing daily does no less. Who else writes the books you read? That’s correct. A writer.

This is not to say you should aim for it. It’s not the most successful profession, unfortunately.

But that is where the beauty lies.

Even today, the market is oversaturated, making it difficult to not only choose a book but also to create a standard to judge them. The creativity is vast.

One may consider it a waste of time and an unnecessary skill.

I am here to prove it wrong.

So, let me get straight to the point: Why do I try to write every day? Why should you do the same?

Writing is neither a talent nor a godsend. It is a skill like no other that has to be developed through months and years of practice

Why, then, you ask, is writing a skill worth levelling up?

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Here are a few reasons to get you to start thinking and pick up your pen:

1. Expands Creativity

Writing is an innovative skill. It unclogs your mind and enables you to see fresh perspectives.

It is an elite form of art for a reason. If not for writing, probably the world wouldn’t stand for what it is today.

It brings out the speciality in you, whether it’s accumulated wisdom of the Tudor dynasty or merely a mastery of pen and paper.

It facilitates critical thinking, which is a helpful skill in more than one way.

Furthermore, it is a craft one will employ throughout their life, from tender infancy to obligatory death.

Let’s sum it up:
✦ Creative skill
✦ Clears the mind
✦ Critical Thinking
✦ Show one’s ability

2. Encourages Self-Discovery

One of the finest ways to befriend yourself is to communicate with yourself.

Here I would like to quote Flannery O’Connor,

“I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I’ve written.”

A lot of sacred as well as even irreligious texts say that everything you need is within yourself.

Similar to meditation, it brings out parts of yourself that you never knew existed.
(For more on this, try looking at automatic writing.)

“Writing is a way of thinking. That is why I write. It is not a question of having something to say; it is a question of finding out what I have to say.”  — Joan Didion

 Let’s sum it up:
✦ Know thyself
✦ Path to enlightenment
✦ Find your faults and potencies
✦ Greater self-awareness

3. Makes You a Better Reader & Listener

Reading teaches you how to become sympathetic to others.

Writing teaches you how to become more sympathetic towards others as well as yourself.

I somehow find myself a less awful, more intelligible, rational person when I see myself in words.

Even if it isn’t the same for you, it allows you to see things from the writer’s standpoint. This makes it far easier to decipher, approve or uncover flaws in the original author’s judgment.

In real life, too, you can interpret things better. You don’t get distracted too much, and you remain focused on your conversations.

Let’s sum it up:
✦ Benevolent towards others & yourself
✦ Listen excellently
✦ Read with better cognition

4. Enhances Memory

Foremost, your vocabulary diversifies. You discover words and expressions from the subjects you write about.

It helps you come off as smarter, too.

Secondly, it amplifies your memory. This, in turn, makes you a much better listener and an even better learner.

Write about what you have learned throughout the entire day. Write about an article you read. Journal.

You will be capable of remembering things faster.

Tip: Google synonyms, antonyms, one-word substitutions and USE them.

 Let’s sum it up:
✦ Improved speech
✦ Sounder memory retention
✦ Look sophisticated

5. Better Writing Skills

So, you have no appetite for becoming a novelist, journalist, or poet.

But you still have to write that email to your boss or a friend, talk competently in a professional meeting, not to mention a book review you long to put into words, etc.

Today’s AI bots are competent and helpful, yes.

But they can’t always help you.

It has often been proved to be incorrect. For instance, when asked to tell the number of Rs in “strawberry,” it kept saying 2, going so far as to prove it.

Therefore, it is better to be equipped for any situation.

And thankfully, it is not that hard of a skill anyway. You get to write a certain number of words of your preference on a topic you like on a day you decide.

You are gaining confidence and then some skills like critical thinking that will always benefit you.

 Let’s sum it up:
✦ AI isn’t perfect
✦ Lifelong benefits of writing
✦ Not necessary to be a writer

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Conclusion

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It is satisfactory to know that, like anything else, writing is not for all. But two days of attempting it can’t ensure this.

Practice.

Do it until you actually can’t.

Cut yourself some slack on some days.

Whatever you do, do it with the ultimate passion, so that even if it is lukewarm, it is not incomplete in itself.

Have you ever written anything before? What did it feel like?
Don’t forget to comment down below!

Thank You For Reading!