I have successfully completed 32/66 days of my blogging habit. The half way point seems like a great time to pause and reflect on my progress so far.
Action Plan Progress:
- 32 of 66 consecutive days of working on my blog for at least 1 hour.
- 1 of 2 books on writing read.
- 1 of 2 people interviewed about blogging.
- 3 of 8 modules completed in the Journalism Skills for Engaged Citizens Coursera course.
- 5 of 10 weekly blog posts on developing my blogging habit completed.
Grade: A
Blogging Stats:
- 11 posts
- 8 followers
- 47 visitors
- 128 views
- 26 likes
- 5 comments
Based on my action plan progress, I am making great strides in building my blogging habit. Even though the blogging stats are not part of my primary goals, they are interesting to review. As I continue blogging after my 66 day challenge is completed I will probably set new goals around these stats.
Lessons Learned:
The hardest part of this habit is staying ahead of my posting schedule. I really want to have my posts done a day or two in advance, but there are only so many hours in the day. Writing 300 words a day has helped to get my shitty first drafts out of the way, but I’m still not completing them any earlier. I haven’t missed a deadline yet, but I need to try to get ahead of the game.
Another problem is that my posts feel incomplete because habit building is a work in progress. When I investigate different aspects of a habit it feels like there is more I could do and experience before I’m ready to write about the topic. I just have to keep reminding myself that I am doing this to improve myself, not to become an expert.
I am really enjoying the challenge of cultivating this blogging habit. It has kept me motivated to keep up both of my daily habits, and by branching out of my comfort zone I have felt really good about how I am spending my free time.
Check out my Twitter account @ppreoccupation to continue following my blogging progress.
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