There's a lot at stake when putting thoughts into words. Words that remain in our head are free to exist independent of how they're used by other people. Once we attempt to put our ideas on the page, words that previously strutted self-assuredly across our synapses become sheepish and soft-spoken. - A System for Writing Pg 12
I feel these words strongly today based on the post I released yesterday. As I write this post I have just finished editing some thoughts on what makes expertise. It dives into emotions and how we overvalue them in the face of truth, and many other topics that feel hard to write about. Hard because I'm not convinced I'm a good enough writing to do my thoughts justice and in the face of the internet I may succumb to an onslaught of misunderstandings that I can never get out of.
Despite this, the post is going up and I'm a better person for spending a good chunk of a Friday thinking about it and trying to articulate my thoughts with force and with humility and empathy.
Did I do a good job? I think I did okay, though part of what I was trying to get across still seems out of my grasp.
I guess we'll see what the internet says in response.
Have you written something hard, that you fear but still tried to say? If so, what was it?