A lot of people have a seemingly natural
affinity for writing, in which they can’t wait to get in front of the computer
(or paper) to write again. Others have
to tear the words from their guts. What
does this mean? Does it mean that some
writers are doing what they’re not supposed to be doing?
I have found that there are two causes of
this internal resistance to doing things.
One, you are doing something that you don’t
like or are not good at. Sometimes this
can be because you’re trying to prove something or make someone happy or proud
or impressed. You attempt to convince
yourself that you do like it, but your head knows differently.
Two, you are doing something that you
really want to do and succeed in. If
something is very important to you, your mind will try to protect you from
possible failure and subsequent emotional torture. If you never attempt to succeed, you will
never fail. Not a very good plan, I’d
say.
Some people have pushed past the resistance
of the second cause and now it comes easy to them. Maybe some of them just have a hardier
personality.
The important part here is that before you
give up, look again, and see if you can’t maybe push through the barrier that
is blocking the way to your success.
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