The best practice for any writer is to consistently keep a blog.
I love to write, and maybe you do, too. I used to do a lot of journaling, but now I share most of my thoughts here on the blog, and over on social media. I have found that it is much different to write out what I believe, or say what I believe, than to just think it. Blogging then is a way to make tangible the intangible. My writing has evolved over the past ten years through this process, and has let both me and my readers see the change unfold.