Update (28-Feb-08): For “Writing”, I have decided to rely on my default philosophy, “Will do it only when it feels good”. I don’t want to write just for the heck of it.
I have made few attempts at writing. And I got overwhelmed thinking about what to write about; that which will make more revenue, or that which will make me feel good. Also the things that I think might make me feel good, need not necessarily possess that quality. Taking action is the only way to find out. There is infinite choice, which is overwhelming, paralyzing. I did publish an article on a technical topic but couldn’t find enough drive to finish it off. So, I pulled the plug, got it off the blog. Incomplete tasks tend to drain my energy, when left so.
I blamed the size of the article for building the resistance to finish it off. Finally, I decided to start by writing my worst, smallest five articles. I figured if the burden of producing the best is taken off, I can find myself typing again without being overwhelmed, paralyzed. And the small size of articles, is in alignment with keeping the feedback loop small, which can act as a strong motivator. And five is a decent number, which when hit, I can stop and contemplate where to go next.