> Meta blogs—aka blogs about blogging—are a common theme on the Hacker News front page. So are blogs about making blogs.
I see this as a signal. Many would like to write more, but they don't. I met quite a few developers at a conference last week, and did a rather statistically insignificant survey. I didn't get a single one to say they enjoyed writing. However, a good 80% said they would like to write more.
> the greatest trick behind blogging consistently is simply picking up the keyboard and starting to write
This reminded me of this post[1] from a few months ago. "Simply" doing something is usually not that simple, for whatever reason.
I think putting some structure to a process, defining a clear goal, is a good way to learn.
Finally, I really don't believe in the whole "writing for myself" thing, sorry. In fact, I used to think the same, until I realised it was (at least for me) sour grapes. Personally, when it truly is for myself, it stays in my Logseq journal.
I now "write for an audience". I try to imagine who I'm writing for, what they know, why they may be interested, and what I want to share with them. If I publish something, it is because I think somebody may care.
Then, I'm not really bothered if nobody reads what I write (or build). Meaning, I don't think I'm worthless or what I'm doing is useless when I get ignored. But I do consider it as some valuable feedback: if I broadcast something and get 0 replies, maybe I'm not building the right thing, or I am writing about something that nobody really cares about. Or I just presented it in a very poor way, and I can then figure out how to do better next time. Which is why I do think it's wise to spend some time reflecting and perfecting our craft but hey, whatever works for you!
Having said that, really happy for you that you manage to write so much, I wish I were able to be that productive!
I see this as a signal. Many would like to write more, but they don't. I met quite a few developers at a conference last week, and did a rather statistically insignificant survey. I didn't get a single one to say they enjoyed writing. However, a good 80% said they would like to write more.
> the greatest trick behind blogging consistently is simply picking up the keyboard and starting to write
This reminded me of this post[1] from a few months ago. "Simply" doing something is usually not that simple, for whatever reason.
I think putting some structure to a process, defining a clear goal, is a good way to learn.
Finally, I really don't believe in the whole "writing for myself" thing, sorry. In fact, I used to think the same, until I realised it was (at least for me) sour grapes. Personally, when it truly is for myself, it stays in my Logseq journal.
I now "write for an audience". I try to imagine who I'm writing for, what they know, why they may be interested, and what I want to share with them. If I publish something, it is because I think somebody may care.
Then, I'm not really bothered if nobody reads what I write (or build). Meaning, I don't think I'm worthless or what I'm doing is useless when I get ignored. But I do consider it as some valuable feedback: if I broadcast something and get 0 replies, maybe I'm not building the right thing, or I am writing about something that nobody really cares about. Or I just presented it in a very poor way, and I can then figure out how to do better next time. Which is why I do think it's wise to spend some time reflecting and perfecting our craft but hey, whatever works for you!
Having said that, really happy for you that you manage to write so much, I wish I were able to be that productive!
[1]: Stop saying "just" (2019) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42038139