writing is hard

I’m not a fan of writing. It’s tough to be articulate, and it takes a lot of effort to keep a reader engaged. Writing well is a real skill, and I think it’s essential for any great leader. For years, I’ve tried to improve, but for reasons I can’t pinpoint, I always seem to fall short.

Maybe I’m overly critical of my own words, or maybe I just don’t have much to say. Either way, I’m struggling—hard. A huge challenge is distilling value from a large knowledge base in a way that’s actually useful to someone. Without much of an audience, it’s tough to focus. And because I don’t read widely, my range suffers. Still, I’ve started to appreciate good writing more than ever, taking note of it in a way I never did before.

There are so many ways to write: some people spin incredible fictional tales, some present real events with such flair you can’t help but be enthralled, and some teach so well you go from clueless to competent in no time. I’m not sure where I fit in, but it’s all appealing.

LLMs make this trickier. I often try to write fast and be useful, but as a programmer, I sometimes let the code speak for me. That works for certain tasks, yet there’s something personal in my own words—even if they aren’t polished. They carry my quirks, my style. It’s a bridge from my mind to yours (yes, even if you’re a bot).

Anyway, that’s my ramble for now. We’ll see if anything changes.