The deeper question then is...
Things rarely move until you know exactly...
who you are
what you want to build and
who you are actually trying to reach.
Identity is your internal center of gravity.
It's the foundational step to writing without sweating off from every simplistic detail and without suffering from imposter syndrome.
And to write from this place is to answer the question of who you are before anything else
Because before you write...
Your mindset, your thinking muscle, your knowledge, your experience, your resourcefullness hone the processing power to understand complexities, patternize what's behind what plays out in your everyday life, form mental models to explain your observations...etc
And the best part? This step shows you exactly what you should do to ground yourself in that identity level even if you're a beginner.
Only then do systems and frameworks work in your favour and not against you.
A structured writing system lets you map out the essay before you put the pen on the page.
An idea system secures a space for your ideas to be captured in real time and later on return to expand, to sieve, to clarify.
In short, these systems and frameworks anchor you into the path of creative work without mental collapse.
And after you've grounded your internal center of identity and craft personalised systems, the next step becomes easier but only if you understand how to...
Researching what to write is far more important than anything else.
It adds depth to your essay, earning you credibility to your name and trust and authority in your space.
But it's even far more important to know how to package it in the tone of a convincing power (with a perceived understanding of human behaviour, influence, incentives, strategy).
From a psychological angle, every sentence, every paragraph, every section, every headline is positioned strategically
Every word must earn you a scroll.
it's there for some reason.