To Write Or Not To Write?
GENERAL
Writing demands clarity, logic, and a certain quietness or calmness of the mind—and that’s why I love it.
May 21 - 20 minutes
This title might as well be Be A Consistent Writer. I like writing, or at least I’d like to think so. Inconsistent or not, I think writing is an exercise in mental clarity. Having an underground in the humanities, it goes without saying that many hours were spent on doing prose, and I’m being honest, I enjoyed it, even though at times it was painful. I enjoyed the entire process of having to write essays during my university years: the reading, varying text, and picking out corroborating elements to support my argument. It all felt like a cerebral rapture.
Writing demands clarity, logic, and a certain quietness or calmness of the mind—and that’s why I love it. A few days ago, I was bemoaning my struggle to write consistently. It even felt like I was losing words, which is odd, because I seem to read more now.
May 25 - 40 minutes
Bewildered by this feeling of losing words, I have been trying to understand why ; find its root causes, if you will. Today, I’m convinced that consistent use of AI to overwhelmingly complete my writing recently has resulted in a reduced capacity to write with more fluidity. I’m no Luddite, therefore I am not renouncing these tools to write new content. Honestly speaking, they have a lot of utility. My worry is lately, I’ve relied aggressively on AI to produce written content, and I resigned myself to merely the editing, slightly tweaking words and phrases. Honestly, given the pace at which I need to forge a new manuscript, claiming no more use of these tools would be dishonest. However, I want to conquer this fear, and thus I have decided to write more consistently, without consulting AI. Nevertheless, I will use a grammar aid as I’ve always done before the arrival of DeepSeek or ChatGPT.
As I mentioned, I enjoy writing because it impels sound, methodical reasoning and logical thinking. It’s irrefutable that a lucid mind is needed to indite compellingly, hence why I believe that writing is an art in and of itself. A worthy nous to attain, in my opinion, and that’s why I’m excited to resume—so happy writing to me.