# Notes from a Year of Writing

> What I learned from publishing something every week for twelve months. The good, the bad, and the times I almost quit.

**Author:** Harshit Katheria
**Published:** April 3, 2025 (2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z)
**Tags:** writing, process
**URL:** https://harshitkatheria.com/blog/year-of-writing
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A year ago I committed to writing one essay a week. I missed four weeks total — once for vacation, once for burnout, twice for "I have nothing to say."

Here's what stuck with me.

## The bar is lower than you think

My first few posts took me a week to write. By month six, I could bang out a decent draft in two hours. The skill isn't writing — it's learning what *you* find interesting enough to write about.

## Most posts won't matter

Out of ~50 essays, maybe 5 are worth re-reading. That's fine. The other 45 were the practice that made the 5 possible.

## Readers are kinder than your inner critic

The posts I almost didn't publish, for fear they were obvious or dumb, consistently got the best responses. The stuff I labored over for days? Crickets. People don't want polish. They want a real person thinking out loud.

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