I’ve Written the Equivalent of 360 Books. What Do I Have to Show For It?

I’ve written 18,674,894 words since October 7th, 2016.

This is the equivalent of 360 copies of my book, “Blank Canvas.”

Mind you; this only represents one platform. The other platforms I’ve used don’t show me this info, but I’m guessing they account for another few million.

I don’t share this brag — I’m guessing 97% of the words I wrote were crap.

And that’s actually why I’m sharing this.

I may have only yielded a 3% “return” on my effort. If I were managing money, I would suck. I’m barely even keeping up with inflation.

I write every single day. I rarely miss one. And I’ve done this since around 2015.

That’s a lot of commitment and time invested for such a small “return.”

This is where we as a society fall into a terrible trap.

Our investment of time in any project must yield a financial reward, preferably an immediate one.

I’m sick of this belief. It’s bullshit.

When did our inner joy get replaced by money?

I may not have much of a short-term tangible “return” on 18M+ words written, but I have something money cannot and will never match.