It has been a long time since I have felt this blank trying to write a post. I've had the blank page open in front of me for a couple of hours and these are the first lines that I've typed!
I am not sure if "blank" is the right choice of word here. I actually have a few topics playing around inside the confines of my skull -
- A theory post on the Harry Potter series
- Thoughts on the Deathly Hallows book
- 4 books I just ordered (a couple of those have been on my list for nearly 2 years - no kidding)
- A final review on Legend of the Blue Sea (yeah, my wife and I binge watched the last 9 episodes with only one left for tonight)
...eh? Turns out I am turning this post into a checklist of future posts to come on my blog, sweet(?)
See why gifs are awesome?! 👆 I spoke about the need of adding it to the new leofinance UI for Threads.
....back to my original Rant!
As I was saying, being "blank" is not the problem. It's quite the opposite maybe - I have too many options to choose from and that is distracting my concentration. I am not focusing on one single topic. I am probably trying to write all the posts in my head all at once and creating a traffic jam that could rival that of the jam in Dhaka on a Thursday evening!
The "alternate hypothesis" however is much simpler - I am just being a lazy bum. I have written relentlessly this month. When I first embarked on the journey to writing a post everyday, I was writing a couple of random, meaningless posts almost every week. This month however, almost every post I have written, I have had a set topic in mind. I couldn't just let my mind wander off and let my fingers do the writing. And it gets tiring, honestly. The mind screams for a break.
While it is necessary to write consistently and maintain a relatively constant degree of quality of the posts, it is equally important to let the mind off the leash once in a while to prevent mental fatigue and burnout. And not many users on the chain know the consequences of fatigue and burnout on progress here (*coughs "no posts for more than a year, multiple times" *coughs) as I do.
So there you go "mind," here's your #philosophicalshitpost
