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I Struggled to Find What to Write — Now I Always Have Ideas
Finding the perfect idea is easier than you think.
Have you ever sat down, ready to write, only to find yourself completely stuck? You want to write something great — something people will actually want to read — but no matter how hard you try, you can’t think of a single good idea. The more you try to force it, the worse it gets.
I know exactly how that feels.
For the longest time, I believed that great writers always had ideas flowing effortlessly. I thought inspiration would just strike, like a lightning bolt out of nowhere. But that never happened for me. Instead, I would waste hours staring at a blank page, feeling frustrated and doubting whether I was even meant to be a writer.
Maybe you’ve felt this way too.
But here’s the truth: the problem isn’t a lack of ideas — the problem is how we search for them. Once I figured that out, everything changed.
You Don’t Need a “Perfect” Idea to Start Writing
I used to believe that if I couldn’t come up with an original idea, there was no point in writing at all. I wanted to write something groundbreaking — something no one had ever thought of before. But then I realized:
