Why am I writing a blog?

The honest answer is that I have always wanted to maintain a regular writing habit. I find that I tend to think best when I think out loud or on the page, so I decided I would make a post a day and see if it helped work out some ideas. I like to write to figure out what I think. I am hoping to unblock some creativity.

Ok, so I could have done that in a journal or a Word doc; so why a blog where people can see it. (Of course, this audience is more notional than real.) There are three main reasons: firstly, it scared me. One of my concerns with getting older is falling into patterns where I am no longer challenged in some way. Writing in a public fashion, makes the whole thing seem a little more serious and makes me want to be clearer in my thoughts than I would be if I was writing for myself.

I spend money on getting a two-year subscription to WordPress. I hope that the idea I am wasting money by not posting will make me post daily. (This technique has failed me in the past, as my Planet Fitness membership demonstrates.) I spent the money upfront, I might as well use the tools for which I paid. ( I Plan to go to the gym tomorrow, for real this time.)

Finally, I did it without really thinking about it, and that is on purpose. I tend to plan rather than do. I have had many periods where I read fitness books rather than work out, read productivity books rather than work on the project that needed doing and so on. I had the thought I wanted to try a blog and rather than do a bunch of research and never get around to a blog, I figured I would just start one. I will figure out the features of WoodPress as I go. I likely have made mistakes and maybe could benefit from spending some time watching tutorials, but I wanted to get in motion rather than having a good plan which is never executed. I will get better by doing.