Re: The Mind Doesn't Run Out (Daily Writing Proves It)

Daily blogging teaches a skill as important as writing: finding ideas. Since November 2024, I’ve been writing daily. That’s when I decided to write seriously, to recover from burnout. For months, I was afraid of running out of ideas and I’ve almost quit more than once. But as Nikhil wrote in The Mind Doesn’t Run Out: Running out of ideas is a myth. Your mind is far more expansive than you imagine. Some days I feel I could write to the ends of the earth and still not want to stop. Other days, even a single paragraph is a struggle. For over 700 days, I’ve kept my daily streak, with more effort some days than others. But a commitment to publish pushes me find anything to share: A quote, a mundane story, a reaction to a post, a lesson, a coding trick. Anything. When you look at the world through some writer’s eyes, you find material or inspiration anywhere. That’s the main effect of writing and enough proof that running out of ideas is a myth. Writing has turned me into an idea hunter……

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