For about a few weeks, I've stopped sharing my blog entries. I'm sure no one read it. But when I did share I'd want it to be interesting for others. This meant I was writing once a month. I overlooked a lot of the post ideas as they did not seem interesting. This meant I never really got into the habit of writing. So about two weeks ago, I decided to stop sharing at all and just write everyday. Surprisingly, I've been writing a lot more. They are probably not very interesting to read still. Some might be wrong, or simply just don't make sense, maybe. But when I thought of it, I like writing, just for the fun of it. It's something I've wanted to get better at, one of the ways to achieve that is to write a lot more. So I guess, as long as I keep writing, why does it matter.
There is a downside, there is not a lot of feedback on what I'm writing. But then again, I rarely got feedback on what I wrote even when I shared them. The blog is public on the website, but the shear number of websites currently on the web, makes it anonymous. So I don't feel as much pressure to write something that is well crafted or entertaining or informative. I guess at the end of the day, I do write for myself. Also, it aligns with my efforts to think for myself, form opinions from experience or thinking things through. Most importantly it gives me the freedom to just try some ideas out, without pressure outside perception.
Should you write in private? I guess if you are just starting out, it's a good practice. It also might give you perspective on why you are writing. Then decide based on this new information.
Will I never share?
Not really, that's not the idea. The idea is to get better. So I do plan on occasionally share some interesting things I've been working on. They are still very few, but it's not a problem anymore. I do find tiny insights now and again, which are not necessarily share worthy at least I don't think so.
I've also found another benefit of writing, it helps me think things through, structure things in a way that make sense and try and not make any assumptions.
At the end of the day, it's too early to be seeing any benefits, but I am really enjoying writing, with this new found freedom. As I was saying this, I just had an idea. I've been working on a terminal version of this blog. Just figuring out, how to run it on a server. I'm going to add a Github like streak at the bottom of the list of blog items.
Is writing still relevant?
Honest answer is that, I don't know. But I like it, so I don't care. Just like I will keep programming even if the AI takes over, which I don't think it will.
Where do I get ideas to write everyday?
Surprisingly, has not been a problem. Turns out I have a lot of things to say about a lot of things. Every time I get an idea, I save the Title as a draft to expand on later. Other times, I'll simply start writing because I no longer care if what I've written is well articulated or has a subject. It's quite fun.