Want to write consistently?
Build a system.
I am not talking about one of those tools that does that automatically. I tried a few of them and I hate them.
They create a distance between you and the platform you are writing on.
I prefer going to the platform and typing on the browser. That way, I get to see what others are writing about. I get to have conversations on different topics. And I get ideas for future posts.
But your creative energy is not the same each day. Some days, you have lots of ideas to talk about. Other days, you can’t think of one.
That’s when the system comes into play.
After months of struggling with my consistency, I have finally developed a system that is helping me show up every day.
I have built a small PKMS (Personal Knowledge Management System) in the Journal App on my Mac.
This App is available on all my devices: iPhone, iPad, and MacAir.
Whenever I read something, or an idea pops into my head, I write it down as an entry for a future date.
Sometimes it is a few paragraphs on a topic, other times it is just a phrase or a clue.
This way I always have something to write about.
I don’t have to use it. If I have something else I want to talk about, I will use that and move that entry to another future date.
I had “system to be consistent” written for yesterday. But yesterday I decided to write about something else.
So I moved the clue, “system to be consistent” to today. When I opened my Journal App, I didn’t have to think about what to write.
I started writing about my system to write consistently.
What is your system to write consistently?