I kept failing on nurturing this outlet

This website is the third visual and technical iteration of my blog since launching at blogspot in 2006. With each one, I was ultimately determined to break the silence and start posting consistently. I decided not to do any changes on this one (you know, the design is evolving...) until I’m seriously committed, posting 1 article/week on average, at least for 6 months.The struggle with the publishing has become so ridiculous in the last 2 years, I decided to share my attempts and hacks that might don't work out for me. Surely I'm not alone in this endeavor?It’s been a real challenge to sit down and post at least 500 words. I’ve put together a few articles but got several reasons why not to publish them. If you’re striving too, you might get familiar. There are a couple of reasons why I wasn’t successful:

• over time, untouched in a folder, the article wasn't interesting enough for me to publish

• the longer it was in the folder - the higher standards I had - everything seems imperfect

• overall, I didn't find my content exciting enough (think consumption of online content overflow)

• I couldn't sit down after being on a computer for the whole day

The process:

When the idea came to my mind, I tried to note it down on my iPhone with a plan to continue when I’m back at my computer. I couldn’t bring back the spark, momentum, and excitement about the topic.I tried to write the whole piece while commuting on my phone… it’s impossible to come back to it and add photos etc..  The next time I recorded my thoughts on the phone. Never got back to them.I couldn’t understand why for the sake of god I can't just sit down and publish.The funny part is that I was once already there! I was publishing 1-2 blog posts/week in the past. What was different back then?As it turned out, everything.

1. It was a pre-social media age. 'ICQ age' if you could remember.

2. I had a sony walkman phone.

3. I went to school.

4. I haven’t spent my days working at a computer.

5. I didn’t have Instagram/FB/any information I needed in the palm of my hand or an app that kept my mind busy.

6. My lifestyle completely changed.

7. At a time, I developed a writing habit.

8. I generally spent more time offline either ‘learning’ in school or being creative.

9. This was a decade ago.

10. WTF

11. Turns out not being on my computer is a luxury.

12. 2018

13. WTF

14. WTF

15. What day and age am I living in?

What on Earth am I going to do?

Apart from the regular fear of missing out - we’re now living a double life with - in-fact - double identities. You need to maintain physical one to stay sane and the online one to build a competitive leverage in a commercial world.Are you struggling with keeping up your online outlets too?Moreover, it's so easy to post a picture or write a tweet. See the thing is, having a consistent communication and content strategy in place is a regular job. 💼 Yay.My online outlet has been quiet for so long!Follow this path with me as I strive to:

1. Be more creative online.

2. Stay sane while having a job in tech aka being dependent on a computer.

3. Be more creative offline as well.

4. Decrease the screen time.

5. Starting working on my new project.

I'll be sharing tips on productivity, good stuff I read or learned, tips for traveling ... everything that's making my life easier or enjoyable! P.S. I managed to put this together during a regular working day #lunchtime.¯\_(ツ)_/¯