Revisiting " Why do I suck at writing blog entries?"
Five months later, and still the same question. Why do I suck at writing blog entries? This has probably been one of the least updated, least interesting, least informative blogs in the history of blogging. What is it about me that gives me that dubious honor?
Believe it or not, I actually spent some time thinking about that question. It was while trying to fight off boredom while sitting on a plane, and while I have no idea why that is how my mind decided to occupy itself, the question of why blogging and I never really got along very well kept coming to me.
I think part of it is because very few people read it. I don't really publicize it beyond a link in my AIM profile, so only a very small number of people ever knew it existed. And what's the point of writing blog entries if somewhere between zero and two people will read it, and those two people that do probably don't care anyway.
But if that were really it, then why didn't I publicize it more? I say I didn't write because nobody read it, but do I really want everybody I've ever met (and people I've never met) reading it? Not really. And the fact that I don't know exactly who might stumble onto this someday tends to cause me to censor what I say, since I'm not really interested in random people reading my more private thoughts.
So, in conclusion, I don't write much because nobody reads it, but I don't really want anybody to read it, and just in case they do, I don't really say anything too private anyway.
Why do I have a blog again?
I've been asked to update it with pictures and such from some of the trips I've taken and will take this year, since one of the only perks of being a grad student is that I get to travel a fair amount. So I'll give it a try and see what happens. Maybe I'll update soon with stuff about my last Hawaii trip. Maybe I'll update soon with stuff about a trip to Maryland I have next week.
And maybe I won't. Because, after all, I do suck at writing blog entries.
Believe it or not, I actually spent some time thinking about that question. It was while trying to fight off boredom while sitting on a plane, and while I have no idea why that is how my mind decided to occupy itself, the question of why blogging and I never really got along very well kept coming to me.
I think part of it is because very few people read it. I don't really publicize it beyond a link in my AIM profile, so only a very small number of people ever knew it existed. And what's the point of writing blog entries if somewhere between zero and two people will read it, and those two people that do probably don't care anyway.
But if that were really it, then why didn't I publicize it more? I say I didn't write because nobody read it, but do I really want everybody I've ever met (and people I've never met) reading it? Not really. And the fact that I don't know exactly who might stumble onto this someday tends to cause me to censor what I say, since I'm not really interested in random people reading my more private thoughts.
So, in conclusion, I don't write much because nobody reads it, but I don't really want anybody to read it, and just in case they do, I don't really say anything too private anyway.
Why do I have a blog again?
I've been asked to update it with pictures and such from some of the trips I've taken and will take this year, since one of the only perks of being a grad student is that I get to travel a fair amount. So I'll give it a try and see what happens. Maybe I'll update soon with stuff about my last Hawaii trip. Maybe I'll update soon with stuff about a trip to Maryland I have next week.
And maybe I won't. Because, after all, I do suck at writing blog entries.
posted by Mike at 2:32 PM
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