Well said man! First of all . I can confirm you are a man with a good heart! So don't be always too hard on yourself man xd.

Freewriting is one of my personal favourites reads too, because by showing giving us your thoughts the article feels much more warmer. I always give advice to people I mentor to include a bit of themselves in their articles no matter what they are writing, because they can never go really "wrong" with it.