Building Writing Habit During Ramadhan -

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“If there is something you need to improve, do it during Ramadhan.” If you are a blogger and you want to improve your writing habit, it is the best time to do it.

The Best Time to Improve Good Habits

Ramadhan is a very special time for muslims. As a muslim, this is the month I really look up to. For me, Ramadhan is like the final exam after preparing for it during the other eleven months. It means that I have to show my best performance during Ramadhan.

Ramadhan is the time I realign myself to create the best habit that I would hopefully implement in the months after that. During Ramadhan, I wake up early, I pray the night prayers, and I cook for sahoor. I hope that after Ramadhan passes, I will still wake up early, pray the night prayers, and cook breakfast early. During Ramadan, I read more Quran. I also hope that after Ramadhan, I will still find time to read the Quran.

During Ramadhan, people tend to spend less time working. Office hours get shortened. Many reasons can be used as justification for that. People say they have less energy because they are fasting. Or that they want to spend more time doing more religious acts.

For me, I want this Ramadhan habit to continue. I want to read the same number of juz of the Quran everyday even after Ramadan. So, I must create the same work habit during Ramadhan and after Ramadhan.

I hope that this would give me the everyday balance of work and worship.

Building Writing Habit

One of the habits that I want to build is writing. This Ramadhan, I still make time for writing. I force myself to keep writing by joining KLIP (Literacy Class of Professional Mothers). Even if my head is not in the right place, as I am currently suffering today, I insist on continuing to write. Otherwise, I would not be able to build that habit. Although I don’t post article everyday on the blog, I still write in Google Docs. Maybe someday that draft will become something valuable enough to post.

There is a lesson I learned from joining KLIP. I started KLIP on the last days of January. Since then, I have been trying to write at least 300 words a day. I don’t share all those writings on the blog or social media yet. But it creates a bank of ideas, a quite big one. Sometimes I write on the same topic for several days, and I can collect those writings and compile them into a complete, nicely elaborated essay that I can post on the blog.

Finding Time to Write During Ramadan

For me, finding time to write during Ramadhan is much easier than on normal days. During Ramadhan, I wake up very early before dawn and go to sleep later at night. It means that I have a longer time windows that I can do my activities. I also don’t spend time on lunch or snacks (generally, I don’t cook too much during Ramadhan). That’s why I have more time I can focus on.

I create a special time slot for writing on my Google Calendar. That’s how I usually manage my time. Having a mood or not, I must sit in front of Google Docs and start writing whatever comes to my mind. No editing. Just pouring my brain out. The minimum limit is 300 words. I can only move on to another activity after 300 words. Most of the time, I would leave after more than 300 words. However, sometimes I have no idea what ot write. I would read my previous posts, a book, or a newsletter to find some idea. But I will not leave before 300 words.

I know many people struggle to find time and energy to write every day. I am lucky because I have many privileges. I don’t have kids to take care of. I don’t have a full-time job that takes up most of my time. My husband is also not very demanding regarding how I manage the house. So, I have all the time for myself to manage myself. I can choose to do what at what time. For these reasons, I cannot say anything or give any advice to other people who have different circumstances.

More people tend to write at night when everybody is asleep. Not for me. I want to have a good night's sleep too. 🙂 I have to wake up early for night prayers and cooking anyway.

The hard part is weekends. On Sundays, my husband and I usually visit my parents-in-law. It is easy to build a habit if you are already familiar with or feeling comfortable in your surroundings. However, I don’t feel my parents-in-law’s house is as comfortable as my house for writing. Most of the time, I skipped writing on Sundays. However, I try as much as possible to do journaling on my Hobonichi. It’s not always writing. Sometimes I doodle. Or take notes on an interesting quote I found. Or commenting on the previous notes I wrote there.

It’s okay that I skip writing on Sundays. Let’s just say it is a family time. It gives me a break. I don’t make up the word counts for the skip days. I just accept it. I don’t force myself for an ‘A’ grade in this topic. A ‘B’ is just enough. Enjoying time with family is a bigger priority. ‘A’ is a bonus. But a ‘C’ is unacceptable. 🙂

Avoiding Distraction

When I write, I want to avoid as many distractions as possible. I put away my phone. No music. No clutter around the table. No dust. No excessive heat from the sun. I just set everything, and then I sit and write.

I usually choose to write in the morning after the Dhuha prayer. During this time, the sun has not risen too high, so the temperature inside my house is still very comfortable. I also just finished cleaning myself up, so I feel sharp and focused. I hasn't use up much energy, too. I left the physically demanding work later in the day. My husband has already left for work, and my neighbor has not started exercising up his musical soul. The house is just very calm. I think this is the time I have the best mental energy to write.

Avoiding Writer’s Block

Having a content plan or idea bank is very helpful. I use Google Calendar to manage what I must write every day. Like today, I have to sit and write for the Blogspedia Ramadhan Challenge. It is shown on my Google Calendar.

Sometimes when I am struck with a topic I have already decided on, I ask for help from Gemini to generate several questions related to the topic. So, the process is more like having an interview with Gemini. I found that this is more comfortable compared to asking Gemini to generate an outline for me.

Challenge in Writing During Ramadhan

Is writing during Ramadhan more challenging than on other days? Well, it can be. For me personally, writing takes so much of my brain power. And when my brain is exhausted, I want to snack and drink, especially sweet stuff. But what else can I do? I am fasting. So just be patient and wait for the sun to set.

Conclusion

Ramadhan is not a time to relax. Ramadhan is the time to build good habits, including writing. Although it can be challenging, it is worth trying.

What about you? Do you still make time for writing this Ramadhan? What distracts you the most during Ramadhan? Or do you take a temporary break from writing this Ramadhan? I would like to know your thoughts in the comment form below. Thank you for reading!

This article is written to be submitted to the Blogspedia Ramadhan Challenge 2026.

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