New Year, New Post

I was updating my Blogger profile picture when I happened to notice the total number of posts I've written:
17.

Then I looked at the date of my first post:
May 3, 2008.

Oh dear.

I've only written 17 posts in the last almost 12 years? Why bother to continue?

Honestly, I'm not sure.

For whatever reason, I want to keep going. I want to start a regular writing practice. I think I can do it this time. (Surely I can improve upon my once-a-year track record.)

My secret weapon? A notion introduced to me by Gretchen Rubin on her Happier podcast:

Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

An imperfectly worded post once a week might just be better than a meticulously crafted post published never.

I will allow myself the freedom to write and release. And because the idea of committing to a regular schedule makes me want to crawl out of my skin*, I'll tell myself that I don't have to; I'll just write when I feel like it.

* In GR's Four Tendencies framework, this is a classic Rebel sentiment. Every time I take the quiz, though, the results are either Rebel or Questioner. Maybe the fact that I've taken the quiz multiple times points to Questioner?
Gretchen, feel free to weigh in!