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The Real Reason We Struggle to Write
The blank page isn’t always empty. Sometimes it’s crowded with thoughts waiting to be understood.
I have wanted to write for the past few days. But I don’t know what to write. My mind has been bombarded with thoughts. When I sit down to write, no thoughts come to me.
This usually happens to many of us. So, I started reading articles about writing. Most of the authors write without constraints; they just let their thoughts flow. The whole article feels like a conversation with us, flowing naturally.
Our minds let thoughts out without regulation. We need to organize these thoughts and let them flow through our writing. Or we can write whatever we feel and organize it later.
Sometimes, our minds stop us from expressing ourselves openly. Our insecurities, judgments, and critics stop us from writing what we want. So, we need to address these issues first.
We need to understand how we feel about ourselves. Are we happy with ourselves? Are we kind to ourselves? Who will make our decisions? The judge, the critic or the insecure one? These stop us from expressing…
