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I first came into contact with self-media writing 2 years ago, when I was still a freshman.
Of the 10 ordinary people who try to write in self-media, at least seven or eight will give up halfway. What was surprising was that I actually insisted on it for 2 years, and my life changed drastically because of writing.
The biggest reward for writing is naturally to get a fee, which is very important, and the fee I earned from writing not only gave me the freedom of pocket money during college, but also saved enough 5 figures. But for me, the changes brought about by writing are not limited to the cost of writing, but also the rhythm of life that this work brings me "high self-discipline".
"Self-discipline is the best solution to deal with anxiety", I have experienced this in the past two years, the more anxious I feel, the more I need self-discipline!
Author David Burns mentions a concept in his book called chronic anxiety, which is "constantly worrying about one's family, health, career, or financial situation." "Most people have the feeling that something bad is going to happen, but they can't say exactly what is going to happen." "It's called chronic anxiety.
When I first started college, my anxiety symptoms were somewhat intense and very direct.
I always worry about "five years later, ten years later, I'm still as destitute as I am now?" ”
"What to do?"
"Make money"
[Writing] My self-discipline cultivation record
After deciding on my goal of "making money," I found many side hustles, such as software pulling, handing out leaflets on the street, and writing. After the comparison, I chose self-media writing as my side business development direction in combination with reality
Before entering the industry of self-media writing, my few writing experiences go back to writing essays in high school, when I wrote several articles in school journals, and the single manuscript fee was 10 yuan (of course, the main credit is our teachers to help polish, haha ~)
At first, I learned that there are two ways to monetize writing:
The cost of a single manuscript ranges from 20 to 500 yuan
The self-media platform allocates the contribution fee according to the amount of reading
I chose my own account, 0 basics to start, I followed the official course to explore (here is a knowledge point, learning to write small partners must look at the platform's free courses)
When I really started writing, the two major difficulties I had to face were "not knowing what to write" and "not knowing how to write". Writing can really force a person to grow, and in order to solve these two difficulties, I did 3 things:
The first is study, including learning writing courses and learning how authors in the same field write; the second is to collect writing materials, including watching the news, brushing videos and reading books; the third is to write by myself, and at the beginning I even shut myself in my room and force myself to write.
The first month was spent studying, collecting materials, writing and revising manuscripts, because I was not skilled, everything was very slow, and I was busy with the afternoon. At this stage, although the energy is invested in writing every day, it may not be self-discipline, but at most it is forced to keep yourself busy in order to alleviate anxiety.
This forced busy situation did not change until I earned the first manuscript fee by writing, that is, an article that insisted on writing for nearly three months, it exploded not long after it was sent out, and the data rose wildly, until the reading volume exceeded 100,000 times, and the next day received more than 100 yuan of advertising commissions from the platform.
Since then, I have decided that writing can make money, and after tasting the sweetness, I have studied and created harder, and enjoyed it every day. Although it is indeed tiring to stay up late from time to time, even if I have a cold and fever and still insist on creating, this tiredness will not make me feel bitter, because I have a goal in my heart, and I can feel that I am moving towards the goal a little bit.
Giving yourself a goal and taking action every day to get closer to it, I think this is the real self-discipline, and the process of self-discipline is happy, not rejecting the original preference against the heart, and it is not masochistic.
When I immerse myself in learning and writing every day, I forget about anxiety, and the factors that cause anxiety are also being broken by me. After accumulating some fans, I received advertising cooperation, and the advertising fee started from 50 yuan and slowly increased to 100, 150, 350... At its best, an ad generated $1,800 for me.
Regarding self-discipline, my advice
Some things, do today, do tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, do not see any change, but if this kind of small thing can persist for 2 years, then the change it brings is enough to use "open and hang" to describe.
If you want to change quickly and live a life with less anxiety, then I suggest you be self-disciplined from the following small things
01 Keep learning
Spend 1 hour a day studying, read books, watch news and brush videos to understand what has happened recently? Try to see why the female anchor of Douyin can earn more than 10,000 yuan a month by twisting her waist? Why is the money of a cow only enough to buy a chicken after twenty years? This is the process of insisting on understanding the world, but also the process of learning.
02 Keep exercising
Take 1 hour a day to exercise, make yourself sweat, you can run, jump rope, etc., drink a glass of milk or eat an egg after exercise.
03 Insist on making money
In addition to going to work every day, if you have time, you should find a side job that can make money, write or shoot videos.
04 Insist on writing plans and goals
Write down your weekly goals and plans, stick them in a prominent place at the head of your bed, check your progress every day, and constantly encourage yourself to achieve your goals.
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About the Author:
Rice Ball, a post-00s freelance writer, relies on self-media writing to achieve pocket money freedom, and shares self-media writing experience and pit avoidance guide every day.