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At the beginning of this year I began an attempt to write a post a day as long as I could. Today marks my 100th post, I’m pretty proud that I have been able to maintain this given my already very busy life. This journey hasn’t necessarily been easy, but it has been easier than I anticipated, and I’m excited to continue on.

One thing that I have struggled with is the feeling that writing is an obligation rather than a pleasure every time. I almost feel I have to handle this delicately, as my feelings are conflicting. I have felt as though the daily posts are obligatory at times, not that I’m obligated to anyone but myself. There is a nagging voice that says, ‘Alright, do you really want your streak to be XX days, do you really not have one more in you?’ I, sometimes begrudgingly am coaxed to write by that nagging voice.

I often find, that after I am done bitching, I usually find something to write about very quickly. I am usually able to write something (hopefully) of substance and/or value everyday, but I have found my writing is better on days where I feel less obligated. Conversely, I have found that some of my biggest periods of growth as a writer have happened during these excruciatingly empty periods of ‘what the hell do I write about!?’ I am the most creative, I am the most challenged. Ironically, it’s in the unknown, that I feel truly able to explore and create.

Always having to learn and relearn, I’ve been surprised at what articles are seemingly random in popularity and what isn’t. For instance, I am blown away that in my series ‘Outpost M2-2495‘, I have part 4 with the most views (18 views), while parts 3, 2, and 1 have 8, 10, and 7 respectively. I wish I could live my life with that level of disorder, picking up mid story and just going with it! Or that one of my very first posts, “Murderers, Mayhem, and the 1902 Manhunt” has the most views, with only one view happening outside of January. This was my first attempt at a series and historical fiction.

Aside from boring statistics, a benefit that I have come to really love about writing, is it’s rekindled my love of reading. Reading, has become a way to practice writing, learn new skills, and challenge my perspective. I used to only read lame ‘finance bro’ books, you know the kind; ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Millionaire Next Door, Richest Man in Babylon, etc.’ All of which are great books and I highly recommend reading them if you’re interested in investing! Writing has forced me to learn about things outside of this, I read my first romance novel after I started writing, and it completely changed my perspective on the genre, reading, and now I enjoy a whole pile of books I never even knew existed before. The book I read was ‘The Painted Veil‘, A book about East Asia, love triangles, pandemics, and more. The same has been true for science books (not textbooks, thank God), biographies, history, and philosophy.

Lastly, I would like to thank some authors on here that I try to read daily/how often they post. These people often have read, liked, commented, on a lot of my stuff and I find their content very engaging and interesting.

• Fox Reviews Rock – Great posts about bands, music, and songs. I particularly like their battle of the Bands segments and their song polls!
• The Hometown Herald – While his whole team is great, I have really enjoyed Scott’s focus on the local community in his writings. I especially enjoy his history articles, which of course, are relevant to where they’re from, making it even better and more important.
• The Autodidact Professor – Great articles, when I get the chance to read them! I often have to restrict myself from this site, because I read slow and these things are crammed with interesting history!
• Peace of mind – Great self-love, positive mental health posts. Great authenticity and voice here! They also are short, meaning I can normally read them throughout the week!

Of course there are several people I didn’t mention, I’d never get this thing posted if I listed everyone! Thanks for the first 100 posts, I look forward to the next 100!