5 Reasons You Should Start Writing Immediately — Especially If You Read Regularly!

And no, it doesn’t include the typical “make money” reason!

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I love reading. For someone who just loves knowing — even if it means knowing some random tea stall gossips—reading has been my ultimate resort of knowing just about anything.

But during these Corona lockdowns, I tried my hand at writing. And now that I have experienced a few profound effects thanks to writing, I will try my best to convince you why you should write, especially if you read regularly!

Writing crystallizes your thoughts and knowledge:

Reading, despite giving us knowledge, can also give us the illusion of knowledge. It’s only when you sit down and write you realize the gaps and missing dots in your knowledge. Finding those missing dots will crystallize your thoughts and knowledge.

Writing turns you into a Teacher:

This applies especially if you are writing on a public platform like Medium, and I will explain why with my own experience. Compared to how I used to write on my personal blog, writing on medium switches that teacher mode in me, where I constantly take into account if I am explaining something well enough or not, most of the time imagining…