Is It New or Does It Suck?

In other words, new things tend to suck no matter what. If you’re doing something new and it sucks it doesn’t mean that you won’t grow to like it eventually, it just means that it’s new. You haven’t had enough time to morph into the kind of person who can enjoy it yet.

I think this experience applies to pretty much any new endeavor. At first, it sucks. It just does. It’s new and overwhelming and scary.

And it’s only after we push through those first few months that we can really tell whether or not it’s the right thing for us.

If after six months of writing you still think it’s not for you –– then you’re probably right. But if you give up after a week? You don’t even know what writing is yet.

So whenever you’re starting something new it’s worth pausing your in-built propensity to test every new experience for how happy it makes you. And when you’re unhappy it’s worth asking yourself:

“Is it new or does it suck?”