Heya
As I open my laptop on a mellow Monday morning to write this, Iām at a loss for words. At a loss for thoughts. At a loss for stories to share in my newsletter.
But why?
I guess itās because I have reduced my interactions now. Iām losing interest in social media. In human interactions overall.
Plus, Iām doing nothing special and exciting these days to share.
You know, last year, I thought I will be marketing my book blog full-on, 2023 onwards. But what did I do?
I got my IG profile active again, and itās back to inactivity within a month. I have even listed some giveaway and merchandising ideas noted in my notebook.
Now, everythingās just paused, shunted, deserted midway.
Will I work on those ideas? Maybe, maybe not. Maybe Iāll just focus on improving my search presence, and 23 years later become a millionaire.
Or maybe Iāll stop book blogging too, and start selling How to Become the Top 1% of Freelance Writer in the Milky Way within 29 Hours courses like every Tom, Dick or Harry.
Actually, I rarely finish everything that I start.
What if I did?
If I did finish them, like took every idea in motion to its conclusion.
If I did thatā¦ I wouldnāt have been a content writer today.
Yep, I wouldnāt have been.
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OK, back to my storyā¦
If I finished everything that I started, I would have been a programmer today. That was my first career attempt.
In between thinking of being a programmer and starting as a content writer, I picked up a few more random career choices.
And if I became a programmer, an expert oneā¦ and worked on experting at other career choicesā¦ by the time I would have arrived at the ācontent creationā idea, I would have been 109 years old.
Am I a quitter? If you say so, I am. I will happily accept that tag.
Itās not that I donāt like programming. Itās just that it failed to keep me engaged.
During those days, I was actively leaving reviews of different products, movies, software, travel destinations and services I used. And a few people said my reviews are engaging.
So, thanks to those 1-2 fans I had this irk to try writing for money.
And I did.
But I havenāt yet settled. I canāt stick to one thing for long. Settling down feels unsettling. Once I learn something doably well, I feel like moving on to the next.
Instead of refining and sharpening my skills, I want to learn everything, a bit of everything. In the world of confident, high-headed experts, I like to be a clumsy, little panda who can get the job done, any job done.
Something when you don't know what to do, you pick something at random and start doing it. Thatās me. In the process, I get new ideas, and some more, and many more.
But these days, Iām not pursuing new ideas.
Iām trying not to be active on social media. Iām trying not to peep into conversations for ideas. And Iām trying not to learn anything new.
Iām doing the boring. Working on one side project. Itās been 8 months now that Iāve resisted the temptation to try something new.
Iām trying to take forward what I started and keep it in motion. Iām trying to stick to one thing: adding new articles to bookblabber.co.in. Yep, the boring.
Thus, Iām at a loss for ideas these days. At a loss for random thoughts. At a loss for interesting stories.
Itās 11 PM on an unhappening Monday that Iām finishing this.
And thatās all for today.
Bidding adieu.
Live long and prosper.
See you next week, with another story.