Why do we find it so hard to write about ourselves?

3 Pieces of advice to help overcome autobiographer’s block:

1. Forget the pressure you’re under and just start writing. It may not be pretty, but if you let yourself go on autopilot for a while, the words you jot down will be very telling as to which points you find most important to share about yourself.
2. Let someone take a red pen to it. Allow someone to sit down with your personal statement. It’ll help to not only get an objective opinion on your writing style and organization but also get an idea of how a friend would portray you on paper.
3. Remember that you’re not alone. Literally, everyone who has ever had a job or gone on to post-secondary education has had to self-promote in some way.