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Writing will make you smarter, and writing in public will have you feeling more responsible for your words and the actions that led to them.

You don't have to be an expert unless you're claiming to be. Just start writing.

You'll quickly find out if you have a knack for it. Just as the sound of your voice or your appearance can resonate with an audience, so can the rhythm and the sentiment of your words.

Of course, most people are not good writers. Writing is extremely hard.

But what most of us have in common is they just can't stop writing. Once you get into it, it's addictive.

> learn more, faster and to improve my communications skills.

And probably for the above reasons.

Words allow us to see our thoughts objectively. And for others to do the same.

So really, it doesn't matter if you're an expert, or even who you are. It doesn't even matter if you're that good at it. What matters is if you are a writer. And there is only one way to find out.




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