I need to write every day.

I don’t need to write every day, like I need to drink water every day, but if I don’t write every day I won’t write. I’ll start all hot and then it will fizzle out. It always does.

This is something I’ve discovered about myself. I’m excited by new things, and I get bored fast. There was a time in my life when this was a “problem to solve” but that time has long passed. Part of getting older is realizing that we all have the ability to change. But most of that change is surface-level, surrounding a mostly-immutable core. Some people might find that depressing, but I’ve found it liberating.

Instead of trying to change the inner core of who I am, I find ways of working with it. I’m more gentle with myself about my faults. They’re just me, and for all my faults, I’m a pretty decent guy.

One of the approaches that works for me is routine—I’m a sucker for a regular schedule. If I can get something into a routine, where I repeat it every day (or nearly so), it tends to stick.

Sometimes.

It gives it a fighting chance, at least.

This blog is oriented entirely around daily posts. No extra organization, just days that have words or don’t. Nothing to be distracted by. No about pages to polish, no tag taxonomy to organize. Just an empty page and a choice, every day.

Wish me luck.