Hall of Phoenixes: Olga Vorozheykina (#1)
I’ve begun interviewing people who make it all the way to the Phoenix badge (100 days in a row). The Hall of Phoenixes. I was the first Phoenix, and Olga Vorozheykina (interviewed below) was the second. She’s still on her crazy streak now, almost to 170. She’s awesome! Congrats, Olga!
How did you learn about 750words.com?
I was looking through my friends’ Twitter updates and came across a tweet about the site. The guy’s opinion on the whole thing seemed tempting to me so I decided to give it a try.
What kept you coming back to the site, 100 days in a row?
It is a great tool for introspection. I’ve had online journals since I was 14, but it was always about expressing myself and at some point it felt too restrictive. So writing 750 words privately was a nice change.
I usually write my words before I go to sleep, and there is always this part about how I’ve spent the day. But there is always enough space left to write down my thoughts, even those which I would generally bypass without realizing how significant they might be. Besides, it really helps me when I feel sad, angry of anything: I can just write about it and, what’s more important, get to the bottom of it.
Overall, writing my words is a great relief for me.
Do you find it difficult to stay motivated after 100 days?
Not at all. I actually feel more motivated now after some experience of private writing than at the very beginning, because I’ve seen how useful it can be.
Also the very fact of me writing 3 pages every day (I was never able to write a blog post this big!) amazes me and keeps me going.
If you could change anything about the site, what would it be?
I really wish we could get word usage statistics while writing in languages other than English. I usually write in Russian and it would be nice if I could look through these stats after I finish my daily writing.
Anything else you’d like to add as the 1st person (other than myself, which doesn’t count) to reach 100 days in a row?
It is really awesome how this site made me write every day and that so many people do the same. I love it how writing became part of my daily routine and I’m really grateful for this.
