Two Types of Writers

There are two kinds of writers on Internet.

Both share ideas that might sound similar on the surface, but they come from entirely different places.

The first kind writes from a place of lived truth. They pour their reflections onto the page—not to teach or sell—but because the act of writing itself brings clarity, joy, and sometimes peace. Their writing is a gift, not a transaction. No agenda. Just generosity.

The second kind writes with precision and purpose. Every post has a hook. Every line is engineered to convert. Their content is designed to perform. And perform it does—because it’s optimized, calibrated, and polished to mirror what already works.

I do both. I choose to write for joy 90% of the time. Not for likes. Not for reach. Not for metrics. I write to make sense of things—inside me, and sometimes outside me.

And if you’re someone who wants to write but cringes at the thought of being the second kind, here’s my reminder: you don’t have to. You can choose the first kind. You can write because it makes you feel alive. Because it helps you remember who you are.

Of course, even writing for joy isn’t always joyful. We’re human. We still sneak a glance at the likes. We still wonder, “Did this land? Was it read? Was it felt?” Validation is a temptation—even when it’s not the goal.

I’ve had posts that reached 500000 impressions in five hours. And I’ve had posts that barely made it to five. Both were written with the same joy. One resonated more. That’s all. It’s not about you—it’s about what connected in that moment.

So I have a rule: if my writing scores above a 3.5 on my personal Tripti Index (yes, that’s a thing), it goes out. The rest is just data. And data isn’t judgment. It’s insight. It tells you what stirred others—not whether you’re a good writer.

But here’s the thing—if all you do is follow the signals, amplify what works, and silence what doesn’t—you’ll lose your voice. Your style will become a template. You will not say things that are not popular.

If you care deeply about writing, learn from the signals, but don’t become a slave to them. Keep your voice intact. Keep your compass pointed to joy. That’s hard, yes. And maybe that’s why so few do it.

As a writer, you have a choice: to be popular, to be strategic, or to be true.

I choose to be true. To write for joy. To stay myself in a sea of noise and a flood of formulas.

What will you choose?