- So I don’t forget. To crystalize a moment.
- It sharpens my thinking. Writing squeezes out the slop in a stray notion.
- Sharing for the future. My work isn’t best-in-class, but it’s not worthless. A future reader might find threads of silver amongst the dross. That person might be me.
- To get better at writing. Posting publicly hones the craft. Leveling up can be its own joy (and help with work emails and memos.)
- For the company, to be part of a conversation and contribute to the zeitgeist. It’s fun to get responses and comments.
Blogging is an exercise of whispering into the hurricane. My practice is more about self improvement than broadcasting. The reception of others are a fickle shadow. The privilege is in doing work.
In the moment it isn’t easy fun like watching a video, but I find a deeper joy through all parts of the process, drafting, editing, posting. Why else would I do this for fifteen years?
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