I hear this question a lot. Usually about two weeks after someone starts a blog or twitter account.
"Am I Adding to the Conversation?"
It's a good question — and at the same time, a not-so-great question.
Really? What on earth do any of us think we can add to the conversation that will be mountain moving? After all, there's nothing new under the sun, hmm?
In some sense, no – none of us are able to add to the global conversation, per se. And what a freeing thought that should be to us.
And oh, the pressures of being eloquent, prize-winning prose-ologists . . . well, I get mental meditating on such massive machinations.
So now that we understand our words will hardly motivate nations or create cultural shifts or gaps in the ozone – now we can be free to just spill and see what transpires.
Write fast, publish bits and pieces, and by articulating what you're thinking — you'll get better.
All that said — yes. You are adding a great deal to the conversation. Because you're participating in it. If it's important to you, it will be important to someone else too. And there's always room for one more good one.
There's always room for one more good one.
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