Writing A Blog Has Begun To Change My Life And Mindset
When I began putting thoughts, ideas, and experiences into blog posts, I had no idea how the practice would ultimately begin to reshape and focus my mind and views on the world.
I saw that it would be an outlet and an opportunity to share some things have been beneficial to me. But the internal changes I’ve seen have been unexpected and remarkable. And it’s has had a huge impact on how I approach life on a day to day basis. Rather than going through the motions, I’m now constantly looking at how I live and think. I analyze my thoughts and actions and gain new insights every day as a result.
A Few Of The Ways Writing Has Been A Huge Benefit To Me
1. Writing on a regular basis has helped focus my thoughts. I’m still working on the ability to organize the things going through my head. But I feel far more mentally organized on a day to day basis than I did a year ago. Now I go into all situations in my life feeling increased clarity about what it is I want. And I’m much better at communicating it.
2. As a direct result of increased organization of my thoughts, my goals are much better defined. A year ago, if somebody asked me what I wanted from life I wouldn’t have had a succinct answer. I could have rattled off a few things I was working on to improve myself, things I could maybe go back to school for, or the list of things I’m passionate about. But my future goals and plans were not well articulated. I now have a more defined vision for what I want to accomplish in the next few years and how I want to live. I may not have every detail ironed out, but I have a very strong outline and a series of goals to get from A to B. If someone asked me out of the blue, I could tell them what I want in life, and what I want to accomplish by age 45.
3. Writing publicly has a couple of benefits. For one, it makes me more accountable to my own thoughts and ideas. If I witness myself contradicting something I wrote, I think about what I wrote and then either heed my own advice or admit how I might have been previously wrong and correct course. And that then makes me think more diligently about what I actually want to publish. I’ve started far more articles than I’ve published because I’ll often start to elaborate on something that came to mind only to realize that I don’t actually stand behind it. And this then helps me re-focus and shed unhelpful thought patterns and beliefs. This has trickled over into my conversations, emails, etc., in day to day life. It’s a very good exercise to find clarity.
I Would Encourage Everyone To Write
I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the benefits of writing regularly. I’m really just scratching the surface with a short post, but these three benefits quickly came to mind as I walking yesterday.
I’d never been one to keep a journal, but I’m sure it’s beneficial. That said, writing publicly forces a greater level of self-scrutiny. For me, it requires thinking about what I really want to put out into the world.
If you’re looking for a way to start dialing in your own thoughts, mindset, and direction in life, I highly recommend this practice. Even if nobody reads what you write, the work is not in vain. Far from it.