Writing creates a bridge for your thoughts. Here’s how to build it.

Use this bridge to empty your mind and bring your thoughts into something a bit more tangible.

Overthinking gets tiring after a while. It usually starts around 6PM, when I’m losing will-power to work and get shit done. Some days I can work around it and continue to push through the barrage of thoughts coming in, other days like today, I can’t. So I sit down and simply stare at a blank canvas. Then perfectionism kicks in. The perfect article with the best ideas must be written. If he wins, the writing stops, and so perfectionism brings in his best friend, procrastinator. He convinces me there will be a better time for writing, a time when I’m more “inspired” and have my creative juices flowing. It’s a muscle you have to learn to work, just like hitting a grueling workout. You won’t like it at first, it’ll be very, very uncomfortable. The next gang member rolls up, impostor syndrome. “Who the fuck is this guy thinking he can write? Look at him, he’s got no credentials!” And so I’m in the ring getting a fucking beatdown by these fellows, but luckily I have my trustworthy coach with me. He’s called Light. With Light I’ve learned to take on hit after hit without getting KO’d. I might be bruised, bloodied and weaker than I was at the start of the fight, but these guys…