Substack vs Journaling
Insights from almost a year of daily public writing
Dear Friend
How are you today? I’m waiting for the sun to burn through the thick cloud cover, so while I wait I’m throwing down some words, about what I’ve learnt from (almost) writing every day for a year here on Substack.
As another August approaches, I find myself on the cusp of a milestone that society has deemed significant - my 50th birthday. It was on the 20th August last year as I celebrated my 49th, that I decided to set myself an ambitious writing challenge: to document my life daily on Substack as I approached this half century mark. Little did I know then how this self imposed task would reshape my perspective on writing, discipline and the very nature of time itself.
For as long as I can remember, my birthdays have been quite a quiet affair. Perhaps it’s because of the timing - mid August when the world seems to pause, or shoot off on an annual summer holiday. Or maybe it’s simply my nature, finding more comfort in quiet reflection than in boisterous celebrations and gl…