I have no idea how many people actually read these daily posts.
This would distract me from the purpose of the practice.
Which, isn’t to say I wouldn’t like it if more people read my daily posts.
It’s to say that the audience is secondary.
Writing for the sake of writing—for my own reflective purposes and personal development—is primary.
The second I start writing for the audience first, it’s no longer inner work—the task suddenly becomes outer work.
And while it’s true that outer work can pay in attention and dollars… it’s the inner work that pays in fulfillment and clarity.
Remember this as you practice your craft. If it suddenly feels like it’s becoming laborious and forced—it’s because you’re creating with the wrong people in mind.
Create with only one person in mind—yourself—and watch as the weight dissolves off your shoulders and your muse begins to visit more freely once again.