Why do I write?
Why do I write? I deeply believe it is important for humans to build stuff. I think this is a primary reason we are on the planet, and I think that the ways a human can build are as varied as the humans who do the building.
Failure to build is abhorrent to me. Much of the anger on the planet right now is from humans who aren’t building, believing they are owed a free lunch because they showed up, or they know better, or some other poorly informed worldview they acquired without effort, without curiosity… just because they exist in their particular circumstances.
Writing is how I build. That’s why I write.
You will never do 150% of a thing if you do not have a version of these motivations. 15% effort means you have not found your reasons yet.
Why write? Not for the calm of it, or to help people, but because building is the point and writing is one way to build.