An important lesson about blogging for validation

Being in a time where posting means a sensitive see-saw of sharing for fun and seeking validation, it’s important to understand why we post personal creations.

For bloggers, it’s easy to understand that you should write because you want to write and share your creations, and not in response to what you think others want to read or what you think will be #trending. Of course, we want others to read what we write, but what we write should come from within. It should be personal-the internet is already crowded, so you might as well just do your own thing. Plus, it’s more enjoyable and sustainable if you blog for the joy of sharing your story.

In short, writing because you are intrinsically motivated to do so seems like a no-brainer, but I think it’s a lesson that is learned the hard way. Hence, the motivation behind this post.

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I’ve been riding a difficult balance between writing for the fun of it and writing to have some impact. Naturally, the two go hand in hand, but the former is a lot easier to manage than the latter. It’s simple to write just-for-fun stories and stories about personal growth-you do it because it matters to you. But it’s part of the human condition to want to feel like you matter to others and that what you do matters, is it not?