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The Benefits and Lessons from 70-Days of Constant Posting.
Hypotheses, experiences, and a boon for bipolar.
Today is the last day of my writing challenge. I have posted 70 consistent daily articles on Medium going back to November.
I went in with a number of ideas of how the experience would turn out. I got some of the things right but what’s even better about life are the things I didn’t think of.
Hypotheses and Results.
- I’d get back to my college essay speeds.
- I’d get tired of it.
- I’d build resolve.
- I’d build a larger audience.
Speeds increased. My writing speed did increase. Back in college, I could pump out a 10-page research paper in a couple of hours because I practiced it all the time.
While I’ve been writing poetry and the occasional article for the last few years my writings speeds have slowed down. Having to fit in a full article a day and making sure most of them delivered a decent amount of content and information got me back into “shape.”
I definitely got tired of it. It took longer than I expected before I really got burnt out on the challenge. I was thinking 20 days but it didn’t hit until about 45–50 days in and…
