I view writing as a form  of meditation. Writing every day can help with self development, from working through personal issues to boosting communication skills such as – well – writing and formulating arguments.

Enter Buster Benson’s web app 750 Words.

Here’s the idea: every day, you write 750 words. It doesn’t matter what it is. It could be a full journal; it could be an essay on the Bose Wave Radio; it could be simple stream-of-consciousness (my personal preference). You can log-in using your Facebook account, and everything you write is totally private. So don’t worry about being inhibited by the feeling of being on a public stage in the age of social media – 750 Words is a private venue. As a bonus, you can export what you’ve written to edit, post, or print, and you can even use a search tool to look for bits you’ve written in the past.

Also, at any point you can check a whole array of analytics, including data aggregated about your feelings and subjects written about in the form of snazzy looking pie charts. Sort of interesting and only appropirate from the king of personal metrics (check out Buster Bensons’s homepage to see what I mean).

I’m really looking forward to spending time on this site! Let’s hear what your thoughts are about this sort of daily writing in the comments!

750 Words