# Hey Paragraph, it's me hellno the optimist

By [hellno](https://paragraph.com/@hellno) · 2023-07-05

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Hi, this is my first post on [Paragraph.xyz](http://Paragraph.xyz) 👋🏼

This post will describe some basic goals and hold me accountable to actually publish things here. Please DM or publicly cast at me [@hellno](https://warpcast.com/hellno) so I have some external pressure to keep this up :)

Input goals
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*   500 new words per day (that's a achievable goal, can always increase word count after getting into a write & publish rhythm)
    
*   15mins editing of previous articles
    

### Output goals

*   2 posts per week + 1 post of links sharing/list type with articles, quotes I enjoyed
    
    *   this is a higher frequency than I would want to, but I should get into a rhythm of publishing something → more shots on goal → more happiness
        
*   make a meme for each post as the most condensed summary to make it easy to share and potentially collect as NFT
    

Results outside of my control
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*   getting constructive comments and starting interesting conversations
    

Constraints
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*   no need to mention my writing process or a habit streak besides this post
    
*   don't use AI to auto-complete writing
    
*   don't give up
    

What I'm optimistic about: creating a writing and publishing habit  
What I'm scared of: giving up and getting hostile comments  
What I look forward to: sparking conversations and connections

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*Originally published on [hellno](https://paragraph.com/@hellno/first-post)*