What Writing Is Teaching Me About Not Comparing My Journey?
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No matter what others had done, what they are doing, or what they will do, the thing that matters is how I am doing. If I am going well, then why worry about thinking of problems? My writing journey has been great till date, going on at its own pace. Daily small moments and incidents help me learn things, whether it's about confidence, belief, efforts, blankness, and much more.
One day I tried writing something different after reading others' blogs, but I found my writing lost while expressing myself. They were not my learnings or experiences that I was writing. I deleted that file and wrote what I am learning on my journey. That is when I got different perspectives on comparison.
I am not saying I didn't compare myself; I do, but only with myself. As I always write, every coming day must be better than the previous day. For me, every single forward step matters. Going for two or three steps at once might make me fall from the stairs of growth.
While writing for the first few days, doubts did knock on my brain's door. The thought that whatever is going to happen will happen, but I will improve for sure, didn't allow any doubts to enter my brain and affect my blog writing.
But to improve and grow, does comparison matter? For me, it's yes, but not with others. Whenever I try to compete with myself, I become more aware of myself. I acknowledge my flaws and their scope for being better next time.
The best part is, I am my own critic. I read my old blogs not to remember them as memories, but to find out where I made mistakes, where I might have written better, or chosen better words or sentences to describe my emotions and thoughts.
Everyone has their own pace and direction. Thinking doesn't match; every writer is different. I compare with myself and no one else. I started writing blogs for myself, not to share others' views and thoughts. Comparing with others only creates pressure and overthinking that affect thoughts.
Writing has taught me to trust the process over rushing during this time period. Consistency over speed helps me remain authentic.
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