What Writing (and you) Have Given Me
writing is a way of connecting with yourself, your deepest thoughts and feelings, particularly when the first seem mysterious and the second hard to fathom.
Anna Quindlen • Write for Your Life
Writing online gives you access to near infinite leverage. But writing also forces you to find stillness and face your own inner world. It teaches you to accept that you are but one voice in the world’s choir. It teaches acceptance and equanimity in the face of temporary defeat.
Everything changed for me when I started incorporating more of my real life into my writing. I wrote about how my parents, my teachers, even my peers at high school didn’t respect video games—but for some reason enthusiastically supported football, basketball, and other organized sports.