I think back to all the years I spent working in an office. Around this time I’d be driving home or on the bus, congested with traffic, cramped from sitting at a desk all day. The slow creep was irritating and deflating. When I left the office, I couldn’t wait to get home to write. But by the time I was home, I’d be tired and hungry. I’d have a headache and I use Netflix to numb the feeling of dissatisfaction.

Eventually, I stopped trying to write. And then I didn’t feel so bad for not writing.

Except I felt worse. Like a failure. Like a fraud. And these feelings can be hard to kick.

Cut to seven years later: Today, I have a different life. One centered around writing instead of a commute. When my workday is done, I just turn around. My remote office swirls into it’s natural state. The Cha Cha HQ is open for business.

So I start typing, excited to get back into the Beat. Three words in, I start to feel the pressure. I daydream about my past life when there was no pressure to write something worth while because I wasn’t writing at all.

What makes something worth while? There is so much sh*t on the internet. Everything in listicles—Top 5 Answers to all Your Problems. Or comprehenisive summaries of trending business books—Just Finished Reading Atomic Habits and This is What I Learned.

Is this really what the people want to read?

I think people want to read about other people. The human experience athentically, yet skillfully written.

This isn’t your typical blog. You won’t find any recipies or step-by-step DIY. I don’t review products or offer travel advice.

The Cha Cha Beat is more than a blog. It is an online publication. A literary journey into the Chachaverse. The Cha Cha Beat is onging and evolving.

Maybe you prefer listicals. My paragraphs and rebelious punctuation too counter to your blogging culture.

No worries. You do you. I’d imagine listicals are so popular because they “work.” If you’re looking for something easy to consume, enumerated headlines is your safest bet. You can scan the whole post in seconds, and confirm what you already know because you read the same type of list on a different blog last week.

But if you want to read something real. Something different, that’s never been written or read. If you’re bored with superficial or hungry for substance. If you’re curious about what could be or dissatisfied by what is. Then you’re gonna love the Cha Cha Beat.