Articulating what you like and why you like it can be a public service. I was always drawn to people who did this– even offline, I really enjoyed reading essayists and magazine columnists who shared their perspectives on all kinds of things, ranging from the trivial to the profound. I saw people doing it, I liked it, and I started doing it myself, and I’ve never stopped.

A funny thing though is encountering people who are quite vocally critical of other people who do this. Initially I found it …

You hit publish, and nothing happens.

No likes. No shares. Silence.

But writing isn’t about applause.

It’s about leaving pieces of yourself for someone else to find.

Sometimes it takes days.

Sometimes it takes years.

But write anyway.