#1313 - Nothing to check yet
On my screen, a lady points her finger to a blank page and a message saying, "Nothing to check yet".
I use Grammarly to write these posts, and that reminder - "Nothing to check yet" - is what you get when you open a new empty document.
I lost count of how many times I stared at that lady on my screen, unable to type a single word.
And yet, it's so simple. I just need to type one character, not even a whole word, just one character, and she's gone.
When I do that, when I begin typing, I can almost hear the software going to work: checking what I am typing against its infinite database of English words, guessing what I want to say, evaluating my constructs. And then, it begins to highlight all my mistakes and poor choices.
It is unforgiving.
Sometimes, it's annoying. I mean, it's just a typo; give me a break.
Yet, all these warnings, even the ones I don't agree with, make me think. What do I want to say here?
Are these the best words to use?
Is this the clearest construct to say it?
And error after error, fix after fix, my post gets better. I get better.
Isn't it how it works in life too?
If you stand still doing nothing, there's nothing to check.
No mistakes, no typos, no bad choices.
You need to take the risk and do something.
Even something as small as typing a single character.
But when you do that, you immediately receive feedback from reality. And reality can be as unforgiving as my grammar software.
However, if you stay open, there's a chance you'll learn something and get better at whatever you are doing. In particular, at being yourself.