The Friends & Members of 750 Words

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I’ve been using this site for a long time now and i don’t currently have a good place to back it all up (I travel often and don’t have much room for bulky belongings); I’d hate to see it all go away someday! Would also hate for it to be leaked, though I don’t imagine I’m high-profile enough for that to matter too much…

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I’ve been a journaler, on and off, my whole life. As a little kid I had a “Holly Hobby” journal with a padlock and fell in love with fountain pens & bottles of ink when I was about 6. Expression through the written word has always been important to me. When I was at a low 13 years ago, suffering some ill health and feeling unsure where life was headed for me, I plunged into the artists way… I still believe this was a vital part of my healing.
Since then however, I’ve been known to “recommend” journaling, more than doing it. Not sure why, I’d get in a groove and then stop. Not sure if I was insecure about my pages being found or what, I did an awful lot of shredding that is for sure!
But this year, up against some life changes and feeling insecure again, (and noting that I was asking others to journal but not always walking my talk)… I revisited this lovely site, which I had heard of a while back but never dove in.
I started just before the close of 2015 and with all the incentive badges and the “threat of going back to day zero” has kept me true to my word, to write every single day in 2016 (and hopefully beyond, now I have the dangling carrot of 1,000 days!)
My morning writing is rarely, if ever profound, and I have not even once looked back on my writing. I feel secure that “if anything happened to me” my words will remain private and secure and all my venting will die with me!
Some days my daily purge is utterly boring, more of an essay style shopping list really, and other days I sit with the deeper emotions that flutter around my heart and soul. No matter what, I have such satisfaction “getting it done” – even on the days when I had to leave the house really early!
I love the pie chart of emotions, the way my mood is determined, and how I get to see m most frequently used words. I was badge obsessed and I have to say when I got to day 100 and realized my next badge would not be for another 200 days(!) I was a little worried about my motivation, but now it is entirely driven by not wanting to start all over again!

Thank you for this website, this encouragement, even this “community” (even though I don’t engage really)… the quiet accountability aspect of it is quite marvelous.

Let us keep writing – getting it off our chests is so very beneficial for our health and wellness….

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I am finding my voice; I am using semicolons. I am very happy.

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750 words had helped me make some headway on a major writing project—I have around 44,000 words after two months of using this site (including completing the June Challenge), but now I need to take a break from generating and start revising. I have found it helpful to produce the writing in a neutral space before dumping it into another document, where it then can be revised and reorganized. I also really love the stats, because it often helps me figure out whether I am on the right track in terms of tone and other concerns.

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750 words is harder to do every day than going to the gym. Just like the gym you always feel so much better after you go. 750words has helped me organize my thoughts on my business and my relationship and I think it is an extremely valuable exercise / service.

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HUZZAH! After almost exactly 5 years of attempting the 750 words challenge (on and off), I have completed it in June 2016!

I’d like to thank Buster for making this site and Habitica for providing the proper motivation to actually getting it done…. next step, Phoenix Badge!

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I love 750 words even though I have yet to make it through a complete month’s challenge. So today I start again. This time maybe I’ll make it. It all depends on how well I can weather the internal storms of family crisis and fears. Anyway, I love the badges I’ve gotten and hope to continue these Morning Pages day after day and year after year.

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I think an app would help me remember whenever I sign up for a monthly challenge. Also it might be a bit more user friendly then trying to navigate the mobile website

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A great month of practicing persistence and pour 25000 words out. I am in for a few more months. Thanks

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It had been a fun month.

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This has been a wonderful outlet for journaling, wish I had started a long time ago!

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Badges motivate me!

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Dear 750words,
How can I thank you for being here when I need you the most to journal the events of my life that I am currently going through? When pen and paper just seemed like something that is too hard I thank you for being available.
Helping aging parents to deal with mental health issues and dementia is not for the faint of heart. When my days seemed overwhelming and all just too much for me to handle, I found respite in my keyboard and a place to share my soul.
Thank you again for being something easy for me to hold on to.
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Dear 750words,
It was such a refreshing joy to find a place to simply write as well as challenge myself. Though lately I haven’t been able to login as much as I’d have liked, I always enjoyed being a quiet part of this amazing community. My departure, hopefully, will be temporary as I focus on some personal projects. It’s great knowing this site, and all the encouragement I’ve recieved, will still be waiting when I return. Thank you so much for making such a comfortable space to share my thoughts with the world of me; a place to push myself. It has been my steady reminder that a little everyday can keep that writing spark fresh and alive, and within reach.
Sincere and Somber,
Ken

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Basically in 750words we write stuff and sometimes we don’t get to reread them. This feature “Remember When” acts as a flashback. Each day it shows you one random post you wrote and so you get to probably get a good laugh out of it or maybe it was a sad story but you’re not sad anymore and you realize how much stronger it has made you and how awesome you really are.

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Thank you 750 Words. I have journaled every day through a year plus transition and this site has been my rock. I think I might have a memoir saved in here. You guys are great.

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I love the site the way it is…but I am highly motivated by badges for just about anything. It helps me keep focused. I would love to see more badges! :-)

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Let writers set their own daily word limit, a minimum of 750.

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i’m not sure about cause and effect here, but i’ve written every day for the past seven days and right there in the middle of those days, i stood up to TWO abusive friends and my EX. and i mean in big ways, too. i just let them have it when they ran their crap on me. i feel strangely calm and centered. taking care of myself. it feels like there is a connection between writing down what is rattling around in my brain every day and taking affirmative action for myself. i feel, like, clearer. i need to read posts to see if others experience this. yay. i like feeling this way. i have huge decisions to make. want to make them in a clear-headed way.

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Today I will have five hundred days in a row of writing, and I couldn’t be more excited. It shows that I have made a commitment and lived up to it, even if only to be sure and schedule a day off here and there. And this daily writing has been so helpful as I struggle with my anxiety, depression, and other issues. It is a safe place, an outlet, and usually fun. Even nights when I am sure I have nothing to say, I manage to write at least seven hundred and fifty words. And I am so grateful to have this, every single day!

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Just make it responsive, y’all! If you need help with this, I’m more than willing to work on it.

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Back in October 2015, I started writing on 750Words.com. For two weeks, I kept pushing myself, setting goals, planning for the future…

By mid-October, through this site, I had completely overcome depression. In fact, at the time, I considered the present moment to be among the Top 3 Moments of My Life. I call this period the ‘Golden October Days’. Though I eventually stumbled (through no fault of the site), I hope to reclaim these days and try again.

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750 Words has changed me for the good. I now can process issues in my life easier, but just writing aimlessly. I thought it was stupid at first, but the badges enticed me to continue. Now I have a long streak going towards 100. I have found that I am more relaxed in general, the things that were bothering me are released just from writing about them. I am actually enjoying life more from this. I never would have believed it if someone told me that when I started. Keep doing it, because it is a good habit to get into. Thank you for having this site!

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allows us to write our thoughts through out the day.

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If I start typing at 11: 45pm and write beyond 12:00am, why am I not given credit for writing the previous day? Shit….fuck!