Writing Is Hard

Writing feels easy in theory, but in practice, putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) often reveals that we are at a loss for readily available words. This is largely due to the nature of our thoughts, which tend to occur in a disconnected and unorganized manner, frequently disappearing before we can even note them. Meaningful writing consists of the process of noting, organizing, and expanding upon these initial thoughts. Expanding it means annotating and backing our thoughts with research. Useful writing requires the synthesis of many higher-level concepts through multiple readings and revisions. In conclusion, to write something useful, you need to read a lot.

I am a person who loves to read a lot about technology, health, and mind-related subjects. English is my secondary language. Despite being a frequent reader, my writing experience is primarily limited to my time in academia. While reading on digital devices has provided me with reasonable help to understand the vocabulary and ideas being presented in the text, writing isn't like reading, in which you engage with someone else's work; it's a work of art in which you produce words from your brain around a central theme to showcase you perspective in the written form.

In the past few years, I sensed that although I was reading, my knowledge was evaporating in a very short time. I found writing is one way to persist it, but writing didn't come very easily to me. I didn't want to write large books but a few paragraphs to keep track of what I have read in the form of useful notes for later retrieval and remembrance. With the belief that the problem I am trying to solve, somebody else will also be looking for a solution to a similar problem. So, I started to take small notes on a famous markdown editor with a idea of making a system to publish my notes on web.