Helpful Tips for steady Blogging.

Helpful Tips for steady Blogging.

​There is no one who does not know that doing anything consistently is beneficial. And we witness the results of consistency around us.

Above all, especially bloggers, you will experience the amazing magic of consistent posting. So how can we make this 'consistency' a habit, as if it were a daily routine?

​Consistency is like a bird biting a branch and building a nest. When you bite the first branch, there is only the branch you bit, and everything starts from 'nothing'. Then, when you bite the second branch, something visible is created. However, this is just a trivial thing that you cannot predict the shape of. And the third branch serves to make that trivial thing even more trivial. Until the bird piles up these branches, they are in a state of confusion, not knowing what they are making. Then, when they are halfway done, they finally realize that they are making 'something'. ‘Ah… this is shaped like a bowl.’ Sometimes, ‘this is made to put something in it.’ Then, when the bird takes the last branch and completes the shape, only then do people realize that they have made their own nest. The nest that the bird makes like this is made by intertwining the branches day by day. It is so tightly woven that even if a strong wind blows, the nest will not fall or break apart. When I look at birds’ nests, I realize the importance of daily routine. If a small bird had to make a nest bigger than its body in one day, it would give up. But birds know the importance of intertwining branches every day.

​Blogging is like a bird making a nest. Therefore, if you are flying with the first branch in your hand, you should never give up until you see the shape of your nest. However, many people give up right before the shape of the nest is taken. This is because they are disappointed when they think that the shape of the nest they are making is different from the image they had in their mind. However, birds do not abandon the shape of the nest they are making and make a new one because they do not like it. This is because the purpose of nesting is to lay eggs and raise chicks in it. The same goes for blogging. If we work hard and create something different from others every day, it is natural to expect immediate rewards. However, blogging is often a battle with oneself, so if you do not have a 'perfect reason and mission' for blogging, it is difficult to continue. That is why I say that when you start a blog, you should use 'things you like' as the subject matter.

​So the tip for running a blog consistently is to not think too much about blogging and just 'post'. Set up a posting time and routine first and stick to that routine for a week. Then, if the routine goes well for a week, try it for a month. If it goes well for a month, try it for two months... three months... a year... and make it a habit.

​If the routine goes well, give yourself a reward. Because this is really great. While blogging, I realized how much I neglected the things I did every day and reflected on it. And I looked back on how many times I 'dreamed' but didn't 'act'. From then on, my dreams were minimized to things I could do and became more realistic. Then, it became easier to achieve my dreams and my sense of accomplishment increased. This sense of accomplishment made me confident. As I gained confidence, I raised my goal slightly. This made it easier to set and achieve my goals. If you don't feel the importance of what you do every day, it will be difficult to blog consistently. Because the joy of that daily routine creates consistency.

​Personally, I think 'consistency' is not a talent or effort, but an enlightenment. Because in order to change fixed bad habits or negative thoughts, you need motivation and enlightenment to break them all at once. So, in order to get this enlightenment, you have no choice but to just try it. There are many tips on the Internet for achieving 1,000 blog posts, tips for consistent blogging. However, most of them are probably tips that you are very familiar with. Of course, these tips are helpful and important, but I suggest that you first creatively create your own efforts to make blogging a routine.

​Consistent blogging will create your own brand. When you first start blogging, you will quote a lot of other people's writings, words, and posts. And the expressions you use in sentences will be in the form of recommendations, such as 'It's good to do...' or 'I read this article and it said so.' Then, if you blog consistently, you will develop your own convictions in some way. Then, your writing will change. 'I recommend doing...' or 'Do this. You will succeed.' This means that consistency is changing you and creating your own brand. When you create your own brand like this, you will finally learn information that effectively helps others. This is because you have worked very hard, been frustrated, and been in despair during the process, so you will know exactly what people want. Your vision will become very clear, and you will finally see the direction you should go.

​The biggest benefit I gained from blogging is that I discovered and experienced what I could gain through consistency. And this discovery pushed me to challenge myself to practice something else consistently.

Before, I considered this kind of thing like carrying a single branch to be trivial. Rather than small things that don't even show signs, I wanted something cool and fancy that could make me a star overnight. In short, I wanted 'fluke', not 'luck'. In fact, many people buy lottery tickets for this 'fluke' or imagine becoming a star when they wake up in the morning. However, life is like a roller coaster, with ups and downs. When you receive luck without any effort or reward, you later ask yourself if you deserved it. In fact, the etymology of the word 'fluke' is derived from the Old English word 'Floc', meaning wide and flat, and the German word 'Flach'. There is also an interpretation that it was used to resemble whales moving quickly on flat surfaces without any obstacles. Something that is received by luck like this easily disappears in the waves of life. Just as a bird's nest does not easily collapse, the rewards and know-how gained through daily life do not easily disappear. I learned this bird's nesting while blogging. And if you ask me what the secret to consistent blogging is, I would say that you can learn by watching birds build their nests.