{"id":6023,"date":"2014-11-19T18:00:53","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T17:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alphaefficiency.com\/?p=6023"},"modified":"2014-11-19T18:00:53","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T17:00:53","slug":"word-count-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alphaefficiency.com\/word-count-writer","title":{"rendered":"Why You Shouldn’t Worry About The Word Count As A Writer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Word Count Made Me Feel Incomplete<\/h2>\n

Lately I\u2019ve been obsessed with writing a lot of meaningful content, but for some reason I\u2019ve never felt Like it was finished. Perhaps I had a desire to recreate a lot of science based, research driven content that I\u2019ve been reading on the Buffer blog, however I recognize that it simply isn\u2019t my style.<\/p>\n\"Enlightenment\"\n

Writing Short Form Success<\/h3>\n

Afterwards I\u2019ve remembered that there are more than enough of the bloggers that keep short form, and still consistently bring value to the table. It got me wondering, why do I keep writing like it is competition? This problematic left me with hundreds and hundreds of unfinished articles that I have zero desire to finish<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Different Way To Measure The Writing Output<\/h4>\n

Instead of fighting this feeling, I wanted to reconsider it, and just let go. Despite my big passion for long form writing, I don\u2019t believe that I have the capacity to write long and complex pieces on daily basis, hence I\u2019ve decided to publish more often, and have complete ideas, rather than complete long form articles. At the end of the day, it is all about the results, and results in writing can\u2019t be measured by word count<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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