On Friday, I hit four years of blogging.
To be honest, I'm not sure what to say about it.
For the first time, I sort of feel like marking blogging anniversaries is like marking the day you first started talking to people.
Sure, it's a transformative and pivotal event in your life that changes the way you relate to other people--but imagine the alternative.
I used to say that blogging isn't for everyone. Now, I think that blogging like I do isn't for everyone. You don't have to talk about yourself, or blog everyday, or post pictures.
But, to me, there are a few things about blogging that I just can't see people going without, because blogging is...
...writing practice, and since most people can't write particularly well or just can always get better, is worth it to build that skill.
...a way for people who share interests to find you.
...a way for you to find others who share interests with you.
...a way to get feedback on your half-baked ideas.
...a way to differentiate yourself in a competitive job environment, because a resume sucks as a means of describing your depth of character, experience, and thoughtfulness.
...a way to sharpen your thinking by forcing yourself to make sense of streams of disconnected thoughts.
...a way to remember where you were and what you were thinking at any given time.
...a low maintenance way for acquaintances to keep up with what you're doing.
...an open, inviting way to communicate that says, "I want people to interact with and engage me."
...a way to contribute your best thinking at the time to the world, instead of keeping it all to yourself, or even worse, behind the locked doors of subscriptions, members only, or just hidden away in library stacks.
So, write about whatever's on your mind. You shouldn't care about now many people read or how often you post, or even what your is called.
Just whatever you do, don't stop communicating. Here's to another four years of all this...
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