C.S.

That's true, too. Here's an interesting thing; when I started writing for Medium there was a lot of bad advice on the site about how new writers have to find their niche in order to succeed. I rejected their advice completely and decided that, for my first hundred articles, I would write whatever I felt like writing.

So I did. And over the course of a hundred articles, I found out that there are certain things I like more than others. I write about self-help, psychological research, technology, nature, and sometimes statistics and science, often with reference to history.

And I don't write much else. A bit of current events. Some occasional commentary. A rare poem.

Point is, if you just explore, you eventually find that your soul has edges. It has a shape. And that shape is (and always was) one of your most natural niches.

Your point about whack-a-soul seems closely connected to that. A lot of people experiment liberally and eventually find their own way forward. It's a powerful principle and it's good that you point it out.

But also, a lot of people just keep dabbling and then fretting about the fact that nothing is happening. The advice I gave here is more for the second type (which, on my bad days, is me). :-D

Best wishes to you, and thank you for taking the time to comment.

J