My challenges to creating content often comes from not having lived experience. When I spend too much time in front of the computer, I have little to share besides what others are doing. This is when my writing tends to be bland as it is only the same ideas and experiences rehashed over and over.
I know from reading your posts that you have a job and have engaged in remodeling, holidays, and other life outside of Hive. You have something to share.
For me, stepping back is not about revising my work. When I step back it is to go out and experience something that I can share.
Although I do start drafts of posts and leave them. At some later date, I'll find it and either add more or complete it for posting. This obviously doesn't work for things that are dated. Consequently, I have a ton of notes that aren't complete. But they often get pieced together to create an entirely new post.
I won't quote the whole first paragraph, but that is exactly what I am talking about. It is like living vicariously through other people - and then trying to make it personal.
Get out there, experience life, live life. What is the point of being behind a screen if life just passes by outside the window?
:)
Somewhere, I have about 1000 unfinished drafts. I used to create about five draft ideas a day, but only use two of them, but write two more on top - It is good to take notes of interesting conversations, observations, and thoughts - even if they don't turn into content, it helps us remember parts of life that mattered at the time.
I have started using get.Mem.ai to help me piece together those thoughts. I ask the chat questions about what I've written and it surfaces relevant pieces that I can use to write posts. But I still have a backlog of notes that aren't in it. So it's more aware of recent work.