No. I don't have a blog because my perfectionism keeps me from even starting to write. I feel like if what I write isn't extraordinary, I have no business putting it out there at all.
Do you have a blog? And if so, why?
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Re: Do you have a blog? And if so, why?
#52I've found that writing about something forces you to investigate all the possible ideas and nuances around the topic in a way that you may otherwise not do. It's a great way to really understand something. It's trained me to think more logically. That's part of the reason I blog.Plus, it's what got me my current job.
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#53No, I feel a lot of people my age are not experienced enough to be able to write anything worthwhile. The result is "So I was reading this on [well-known blog] and here is my commentary", or "This is how you do X in Y", which should really be in the wiki for Y.
Not trying to be combative, but so what if they are? My last (and widely viral) blog post was about me reacting to a blog post, but that didn't change the fact that many people found it interesting enough to forward on to their friends, post to Reddit, etc. I've learned so much from the reactions to my 3 short blog posts that I don't think I'll ever be "too busy" or "too inexperienced" to blog again in my life.
You must be the exception and congratulations on that. But surely we could all do without another junior-level-liberal-know-it-all-cause-I-keep-up-with-reddit/hn who will chime in on Google Buzz, Apple IPad, that dude who neglected his Markdown project, why Flash is dead, why Flash is not dead, why I switched to Django, why some language is the new hotness* , and beginner JQuery tips for good measure.
* for this week
Re: Do you have a blog? And if so, why?
#54Two, although I will never, ever call them 'blogs' because the word sounds like something smelly and disgusting that clogs up the pipes in your house and must be removed by an experienced professional.
http://journal.dedasys.com - to talk about the occasional tech related thing I've done that other people might find interesting. I don't write much, because I don't think I really do all that much that is worthy of communicating to the world at large.
http://padovachronicles.welton.it - for the occasional anecdote about life in Italy.
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#55I do have a blog, but I rarely update it. Occasionally I get the urge to blog again, post regularly for a few weeks, then lose interest and stop posting for up to a year. This has been going on for awhile now.
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#56No. I don't have a blog because my perfectionism keeps me from even starting to write. I feel like if what I write isn't extraordinary, I have no business putting it out there at all.
This is basically EXACTLY how I feel. I sometimes think about starting a blog, to showcase things I've worked on, or interesting things I've read about, or new things I've learned, but I often think that it wouldn't be original enough to warrant doing. The thing is, you don't know until you try...
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#57Yes. Because I am better than you.
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#58Yep.
1) Blogging helps build my personal brand,
2) gives me control over the first things people are seeing about me when they search my name, and
3) gives me platform to improve my writing / coding / design / SEO / and marketing skills.
I write about startups, marketing, and Boston entrepreneurship at:
Re: Do you have a blog? And if so, why?
#59Yes. Because I am better than you.
Joking of course. Blogging is good for the internet. And your career.
Re: Do you have a blog? And if so, why?
#60Yes. I have a personal blog that is 1) for me to remember all the things that I have done and 2) to share with friends and family and anyone else who might benefit from what I have learned.
Also, this reminds me of a post from Paul Buchheit's blog awhile back: "By sharing more of our own thoughts and lives with the world, we contribute to the global pool of "how to live", and over time we also get contributions back from the world. Think of it as "open source living"."
http://paulbuchheit.blogspot.com/2009/11/open-as-in-water-fl...