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Recap and Insight: My Medium Stories In 2020
What I Learned From Writing on Medium
2020 was the first year I spent quality time on Medium. Writing has been not only a record of my thoughts and ideas but also an exploration to complete them.
When an idea is born, it is natural and spontaneous and fades away easily. So I take note of every possible writing idea immediately when they appear. The process of fleshing out an idea is probably the most laborious part. But when I hit the Publish button, the joy with that click pays off the effort.
I would like to take a moment to summarize the performance of my Medium stories in 2020, and hope to apply learnings to writing in 2021.
What I did
How many Medium stories did I write in 2020?
I published 17 Medium stories in total in 2020.
As the chart shows, I did not write anything from March through May. It is very likely that I was too busy adjusting to the new lifestyle in pandemic lockdown. It was during the 3-month hiatus that I spent more time than ever writing due to the remote work…
