The Trail

Every day, I write for the first two hours of my day.

This isn’t just a way for me to get whatever’s inside my head out into the world, but it’s also me getting into flow state for a little while. Since I’m sharing something interesting with you, I want to make sure the details are right, so I do a lot of research and fact-verifying.

It’s important for me to start every day by learning something new—even if I’m just reminding myself of something I already know, reiterating those facts helps cement them in my head.

All this is to say that I get an awful lot out of writing every day. It’s deeply personal for me, and I’m grateful for the quiet solitude I get to experience while honing my craft.

Writing isn’t the only place where I experience solitude. One really important part of the process is where one idea per day comes from, and so I keep a running idea repository. I will jot down an idea whenever inspiration strikes.

There’s one place where inspiration strikes more than any other, a…