Update: I added the nsfw tag because one image might be objectionable to some.

It has occurred to me, and I have noted in a comment on a post by @taskmaster4450 and perhaps elsewhere that I am better at commenting than I am at writing.

For me, commenting is my primary interaction with Steemit right now. I actually believe I'm a better commentor than I am a writer.

This is fine with me because it is the way I can contribute most for now. And who knows, commenting might lead to a post idea.

Since commenting is writing, just in reply, this doesn't really make much sense. Nevertheless, it is true.

Reasons For Not Writing

I think the number one reason I don't write is that I'm insecure about my writing. I worry about the quality. I worry about low word count. I worry that what I have to say has already been said better by many others. It is for this reason that I think making comments is so much easier for me. Someone else has already pulled the trigger. They dealt with the worry. Once their post is written then my reply is just us talking.

Another reason is that sometimes I'm just not happy with the subject matter. Take this post for example, I'm writing about writing. That just feels stupid. I don't want to write about writing, though I know if I write, I almost certainly will do so occasionally. All writers do. Along similar lines I don't want to write about Steem all the time. I love Steem. It is an amazing tool for creating abundance and furthering my goals of a stateless society. But it is actually those dreams of abundance that I want to focus on. I just have to find a way to do that and almost certainly posting about Steem will be a part of that.

My life is full of distractions. Sometimes between work and my family life I can barely read, let alone write. This is something that I'm working on rectifying but I have a long way to go. Let's just say it's hard out there for a pimp.

Lastly but still a very big reason is that sometimes, I don't like being honest about myself.
Above I wrote:

I think the number one reason I don't write is that I'm insecure about my writing. I worry about the quality. I worry about low word count. I worry that what I have to say has already been said better by many others. It is for this reason that I think making comments is so much easier for me. Someone else has already pulled the trigger. They dealt with the worry. Once their post is written then my reply is just us talking.

Writing things like this about myself makes me feel like a pansy.

The problem is, that I know that a key element to good writing is something called verisimilitude. People have a hard time reading things that make assertions but don't have the appearance of truth. Its kind of a catch 22. I don't wanna sound like a pansy, so I hold back. But if I feel like I'm holding back, I know the writing is lacking, so I won't publish.
This makes me sound silly.
Moving on...

What to do?

For starters, comment.
What I see myself doing is primarily commenting and then elaborating here.
Perhaps this will be a sort of comment collection blog. It sounds silly but I think it solves my biggest problem. Once the trigger is pulled I'm not writing. I'm just chatting at that point.
I could probably also do some Link Love posts, compiling links to posts that I found interesting. This helps the authors by maybe giving them more traffic and it helps me cuz well, Its A Fricken Post!
And of course I could do earnings reports, but that sounds tedious.

A more long term idea centers around a group I intend on starting but that idea will require more Steem Power, Steem, SBD, and followers on my part. Fear not, I'll get back to it ASAP.

Conclusion and Feedback

I've listed some of my reasons for not writing though I'm sure there are more. What do you think? Am I a pansy?
What are your reasons for not writing? What tricks do you use to get yourself kickstarted?
Please tell me in the comments below. And as always:

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Until next time, Keep Steeming!

Images Sources:
1: Giphy
2: Giphy
3: Quant : Images
4: Giphy

Update: I added the nsfw tag because I decided that image number three might be seen as inappropriate by some.