I’ve been trying to write more regularly on here, more as a practice than anything else. Some days are much harder than others. It’s not that the act of writing is difficult, it’s not. I find it quite easy. The issue is that I have a hard time writing small.

I only have a short window in the morning to write, so most of these little daily posts are short. I’ve never been one to write short articles. I don’t often write long-form pieces. But I like to get in-depth, get a full view of the subject, and take it from as many perspectives as possible.

That takes time, something I don’t have in my regular morning window.

So for these daily posts, I write shorter pieces instead. Seth Godin is a master at this. I am not.

When I merely scratch at a subject, I feel like a fraud. As if I’m not doing the matter justice. I have dozens of ideas that I’ve never touched. I believe they deserve something more than a half-baked daily blog post by some half-awake blogger at 4 am.

Then again, maybe I’m making excuses.

In Atomic Habits, James Clear writes about boredom in any practice. And how those who succeed find a way to keep going even when the habit becomes boring. Perhaps that’s where I’m at now.

I could tackle some of the bigger-issue articles I have on the back burner, but I’m sitting here complaining instead. I’m putting too much pressure on myself to publish something daily, when the practice I want is to write daily.

Would you look at that. It seems I’ve become my own therapist.

This is why writing is important. It’s a powerful tool to help others, to spread news, and discuss and analyze important topics.

But sometimes it’s equally as effective at clearing your head and learning from your subconscious.