LessWrong (30+ Karma) “I wrote a blog post every day for a month, and all I got was this lousy collection of incoherent ramblings” by Dentosal
Nov 30, 2025
A writer reflects on completing a challenging month of daily blogging, feeling both relief and exhaustion. He shares the struggle of last-minute writing with no buffer, often sacrificing quality for word count. Balancing work and leisure, he admits to neglecting hobbies during the process. The discussion touches on how daily blogging can predict future success, alongside the contrasting experiences of habitual writers versus those who give up. Finally, he wonders if the experience has transformed him into a true blogger.
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Month Of Daily Writing Struggle
- Zvi forced himself to write a blog post every day for a month and described the experience as a "crappy journey" that was finished.
- He rarely enjoyed writing, often watched the word counter, and sometimes wrote two posts back-to-back around midnight.
Goodhart Kills The Signal
- Prioritizing daily output destroyed the quality and the feedback signal that daily blogging once provided.
- Goodhart's Law applied: making writing frequency a goal ruined its usefulness as an indicator of talented bloggers.
Writing Feels Compulsive For Some
- Zvi quoted Scott Alexander about habitual high-volume writers often becoming good bloggers, then contrasted with his own forced month.
- He recalled writing hundreds to thousands of words daily for years without willpower due to an ingrained compulsion to write.