On writing not very well

I suck at writing. And I’m writing anyway.

In the past I’ve held back content that could help other’s because of my insecurity around my writing.  I have a lot of evidence and justifications around it.  I’m a high school dropout.  I studied in Spain for 8th grade. I went to a geeky enough collage that I managed to avoid almost every English class.  I basically have a 7th grade + a few tech writing classes level of English education.   In my early 20s I found out I’m dyslexic.  Once diagnosed it made a ton of sense, but didn’t change much.  It’s still hard for me to think and write at the same time.

The articles I post aren’t going to be perfect gems representing the beauty of the written word. I’m completely dependent on spell check.  Most of what I write inevitably ends up with a typo or two that even word won’t catch.

The funny thing is that I’m well aware of the research around skill and the 10,000 hour rule.  I’ve avoided writing most of my life, why on earth would I be any good at it without a ton of practice.  Today, writing is hard for me.   Maybe I’ll get better. Maybe it will become easy. Maybe it won’t.

But I’ve decided I don’t care anymore.  I’m done scrutinizing my writing to the point I never share anything.

If you find something I write confusing or have a suggestion, cool, let me know.  Otherwise, I hope that you find nuggets of usefulness regardless of the prose.