I’m going to write 700 legitimate articles in one year

Earlier this week, I decided to undertake a writing marathon.

I’ve decided that I’m going to write 700 legitimate articles on Medium this year.

Why would I do such a (possibly insane) thing?

There are a few reasons for that. First and foremost, I just want to test myself to see if I can do it. I recently wrote a bit of a self-indulgent article about finally accepting myself as a writer, so now it’s time to follow that up with action.

I’ve decided that if I’m going to write, I’m going to write.

Newfound energy

It’s also about making up for lost time. Last week, I revealed how I’d finally decided to quit drinking alcohol. Drinking was a bad habit that haunted me for well over a decade and caused me to piss away countless potentially productive hours by anesthetizing my overactive mind.

I also wrote about why I was ditching caffeine, another Life Drug (that is, a drug many people commonly use on a daily bases just to get through life) that was messing with my sleep and creating a brain fog that really impacted my productivity.

Now that I’ve made it through the toughest withdrawal phases of quitting alcohol and caffeine, I’m suddenly filled with energy, happiness and clarity again.

Now I need something to do with my time.