In this interview with Tim Ferriss, James Clear says: “Decide the type of person you want to be, then prove it to yourself with small wins.” That quote was supposed to open my class on “Atomic Habits for Nonfiction Authors” this past weekend at DFWCon
This is one of my favorite articles that you've written to date.
I am the writer I want to be at this moment while knowing I'm not yet the writer I can be.
I hope this is always the case.
Why? Because I'm in the game and learning as I go. That's what matters to me. If I felt like I was "done", had nothing left to learn, it would probably be time to move on from trying to be a writer. The desire is in the doing. Some questions can only be answered through doing and I think you raised a great one.
Your article made me think deeply about why I am doing a thing I'm doing. Does that matter to the writer you want to be?
Hi Bruce,
First of all, wishing you a full and fast recovery.
Second, "Are you the writer you want to be?"
(Dunno!)
I'll do some free writing and deep thinking about the type of write I want to be.
Thanks for this wonderful prompt.
I do want to be humorous and entertaining and witty and engaging and persuasive.
So there's that.
*By the way, where are the slide decks about which we have heard so much?*
Many smiles and much metta,
Rohi Shetty (email: rohishetty@gmail.com)
This is one of my favorite articles that you've written to date.
I am the writer I want to be at this moment while knowing I'm not yet the writer I can be.
I hope this is always the case.
Why? Because I'm in the game and learning as I go. That's what matters to me. If I felt like I was "done", had nothing left to learn, it would probably be time to move on from trying to be a writer. The desire is in the doing. Some questions can only be answered through doing and I think you raised a great one.
Your article made me think deeply about why I am doing a thing I'm doing. Does that matter to the writer you want to be?