so I’ve challenged myself to write every day. This has a dual purpose: one, I would like to keep writing in some way, shape or form after I retire. Be it pitching articles and writing articles to publications or writing for someone else, I do think I would like to keep that part of my life moving forward. Just not sure exactly what or where I’ll be writing. The weird thing about wanting to do something in the “influencer” or Substack mode is that I want to do it, but I don’t necessarily want people to know who I am. I remember having a conversation with a writing coach a few years ago about writing first person essays. One of the things I asked her was if I could write under a pseudonym. She said that most publications don’t allow it, but if the subject was sensitive enough, it would be considered. My content isn’t necessarily sensitive (though some could be), it’s just that I’m a private person and introverted. I don’t necessarily want everybody to hear everything about what’s going on or what has went on in my life. One way to do that is to do what I’m doing right now, which is writing a blog which is anonymous and that people who are reading this, if anyone’s reading this, don’t know who I am.

But back to the writing. The second is just that I think it is a good outlet for creativity. So as I challenge myself to write regularly each day, 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes, one thing I have found is that I can’t wait till the end of the day to do it. I’m tired, and my thoughts kind of run together. That’s why I like the talk to text function. Even though it may not capture everything perfectly it’s at least legible.