Day 1
This site was created 4 or 5 years ago when I was in university. At that time, starting a blog sounded like a cool idea and a lot of people did start ones. However, keeping the habit of writing was not easy, especially when we had loads of assignment to complete and exams to cramp for. After spending hours and hours stressful about reading and writing, only people whose hobbies are reading and writing can continue doing them for pleasure. For other people such as myself, we would choose other methods to be entertained and relaxed. Hence, years later which is now, I am back to this site again, transforming it into a writing challenge to myself, as I wish to improve my writing skills. Practice makes perfect. I believe that spending time writing each day will help me in the long run
In my current career, most of the time I do not have to compose texts by myself, but editing writings of others, which is easier. However, when it comes to time I need to write something, a passage, a paper, even a Facebook status, it has become a difficult task for me. Could it be that I am not good at making small talks or adding beautiful words to sugarcoat my writing and speech? I think it might be. I prefer saying things straight to the point. If I am contacting someone to ask for a favor, I won’t spend time making small talk or warming up the atmosphere with some jokes; all I do is to make my point clear and clarify the answer. I found that it does not work so well in the social world. It is also something I am trying to train myself. I cannot use being an introvert as an excuse to make others feel uncomfortable around me. Some people might say that: just be yourself. Nevertheless, a lot of times it wouldn’t work at all. You will be judged and alienated by others. There is a certain acceptable boundary to “be yourself”. Let’s talk about it tomorrow.
All in all, my writing sucks and it is stressful for me whenever I need to write. I had to look for sample and re-read my writings or emails several times to make sure I didn’t make any mistake and the tone and logic are understandable and acceptable. Even if I do so, sometimes I still make mistakes. Therefore, here I am to write and to keep writing and reading.
This site was created 4 or 5 years ago when I was in university. At that time, starting a blog sounded like a cool idea and a lot of people did start ones. However, keeping the habit of writing was not easy, especially when we had loads of assignment to complete and exams to cramp for. After spending hours and hours stressful about reading and writing, only people whose hobbies are reading and writing can continue doing them for pleasure. For other people such as myself, we would choose other methods to be entertained and relaxed. Hence, years later which is now, I am back to this site again, transforming it into a writing challenge to myself, as I wish to improve my writing skills. Practice makes perfect. I believe that spending time writing each day will help me in the long run
In my current career, most of the time I do not have to compose texts by myself, but editing writings of others, which is easier. However, when it comes to time I need to write something, a passage, a paper, even a Facebook status, it has become a difficult task for me. Could it be that I am not good at making small talks or adding beautiful words to sugarcoat my writing and speech? I think it might be. I prefer saying things straight to the point. If I am contacting someone to ask for a favor, I won’t spend time making small talk or warming up the atmosphere with some jokes; all I do is to make my point clear and clarify the answer. I found that it does not work so well in the social world. It is also something I am trying to train myself. I cannot use being an introvert as an excuse to make others feel uncomfortable around me. Some people might say that: just be yourself. Nevertheless, a lot of times it wouldn’t work at all. You will be judged and alienated by others. There is a certain acceptable boundary to “be yourself”. Let’s talk about it tomorrow.
All in all, my writing sucks and it is stressful for me whenever I need to write. I had to look for sample and re-read my writings or emails several times to make sure I didn’t make any mistake and the tone and logic are understandable and acceptable. Even if I do so, sometimes I still make mistakes. Therefore, here I am to write and to keep writing and reading.
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