Be Small, But Detailed - A Principle Worth Stealing (Blogging)

Intro

Let's imagine: you are writing a blog post, and you have a lot to share. Your post is long, which means that to make it really valuable, you would need to spend some time polishing it by adding detailed explanations on the topic, checking for grammar errors, and making the post easy to read. This definitely sounds like a lot of work, and more often than not, you'll likely not elaborate on the topic or find some other aspect to spend less time than necessary for a quality piece of work. Let's explore it further.

Less But Better

The principle of doing less but better I already knew... Recently, when I was writing a post that resulted in containing 1000+ words, it took a lot of work. I had to reread it multiple times, fix the sentences' structures, and it started to become tiring. And I noticed that sometimes, after I write a sentence, and then another, new ideas about improving what I already wrote appear. But because I do not want to spend too much time on writing the post, I tend to ignore it and continue writing what I was writing. But if you think, it would be better to add more relevant details. This way, my writing can have more depth, which is important. It is better to have less but of a higher quality, than more but of a lower quality.

What Can You Do?

What I found useful is that if you choose to write less, then you are more willing to elaborate on the topic. This means that writing shorter posts may be advantageous to you. If you put enough effort into writing your bigger posts, then it is also a good option. The goal is to make what you write really good. It isn't that I am going to follow this 100%, but this is a good state to aspire to.

Conclusion

That's it! This is my take on writing less but better, and I believe that following this principle not only in writing but in other spheres as well can take you quite far in whatever you do. If you like this article, please share it with someone who might find it interesting too. Like my blog? Subscribe to the newsletter.

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