[Literature] Writing Does Not Require Inspiration

Author: JEFFI CHAO HUI WU

Time: 2025-7-23 Wednesday, 11:39 AM

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[Literature] Writing Does Not Require Inspiration

Because my life itself cannot be fully written.

——Rather than telling someone else's story, it's better to write your own精彩.

I never rely on inspiration to write. Nor do I feel that I need any special writing methods. For me, writing is not about "waiting for something to come," but rather "the things that have been lived finally start to flow out." The experiences, paths, persistence, breakthroughs, turns, and perseverance of my life have long filled my reservoir of material, which is endless and cannot be fully expressed.

Many people ask me, "How do you write so many articles? Don't you run out of things to say?" I actually find it hard to answer. It's not that I'm particularly good at writing, but rather that I've never encountered a moment of having "nothing to say." It's not that I can write a lot, but that I live my life too authentically. It's not that I rely on inspiration, but that I've never wasted the density of my life.

I write quickly, not because of training, but because I approach tasks with focus. The material doesn’t come from books, nor is it a sudden inspiration that strikes me one day. It is drawn from the paths I have walked, the responsibilities I have shouldered, the details I have managed, and the scenes I have endured. For example, I once managed the scheduling system for thousands of ocean freight containers on my own, using extremely basic tools, without any system software or team support, relying solely on a set of logic to simplify the process into clear and manageable paths. Others think it’s technology, but in fact, it’s structure. It’s the method I discovered through repeated bottlenecks; it’s not creativity, but the result of solving problems.

I have also written about the process of applying for immigration for my parents. During the day I worked, and at night I translated materials, notarized documents, researched regulations, and revised wording. At that time, no one taught me how to do it. I used the simplest method, dividing all the materials into three categories: original documents, translated documents, and a list of items to be supplemented. I marked the incorrect items with colored labels and created a timeline for submission deadlines in reverse order. Those methods were not designed for writing an article; they were an operating system I developed on my own back then. Years later, when I looked back and wrote about it, I realized that the efforts I made for my family could also be the most trustworthy part of an article.

I once simultaneously operated a Tai Chi academy, published a quarterly journal, and wrote daily column articles. Others thought I was good at multitasking, but I actually had my own method. At that time, I used the simplest rhythm management approach—doing only one thing each day. It wasn't about rigid division of labor, but rather "focused facets." On Mondays, I handled publishing affairs; on Tuesdays, I only responded to student inquiries; on Wednesdays, I wrote articles; on Thursdays, I took care of logistics; and on Fridays, I archived and reviewed. In each area, I didn't give it fragmented time, but rather a complete rhythm. This method allowed me to efficiently run multiple systems even without a team.

I write these things down not to say "how great I am." But because when I break down these experiences, I realize: writing is not creation, but refinement. It is not performance, but organization. It is the result of repeatedly "doing," which I then structure with words, arrange into rhythm, and ultimately transform into clear manuscripts, one after another.

I know that sometimes readers might think, "Aren't you boasting too much about your achievements?" But deep down, I understand that I'm not displaying titles; I'm breaking down the process and telling you how I made it step by step. I'm not here to showcase results, but to document the "methods of survival." As long as the writing is genuine enough, the sense of bragging naturally fades away, leaving behind the path, which is the experience that others can also follow.

I write articles not because I have a lot of words, but because I have seen a lot. I do not rely on literary flair, but on structure. It is not based on sudden feelings, but on the rhythm of daily walking. For me, writing is not a literary ideal, but a systematic byproduct. Whenever I solve a problem, construct a structure, or complete a process, the matter itself already carries logic and emotion; when I write, it simply "flows naturally."

So I am not afraid of exhaustion. What I truly fear is writing too slowly, not having enough time to record the path I have walked over the years and the system I have sustained. I am not writing based on inspiration; I am racing against time to write the "unfinished reality."

I do not believe in inspiration, nor do I need to. Inspiration is for those who are unprepared to explain the accidental. I write because I know: my life has been exciting enough.

Rather than telling someone else's story, it's better to write your own精彩!

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