It is good for the soul to have a place where being just the way you are is normal. And it is a service to others, too. You'll be surprised how many people are laughably similar to you and who wish there was a place where they felt normal. You can build that.
I have come to a similar realisation regarding pt 17. Successful bloggers in my country pick a genre (like personal finance) and churn out post after post, adhering to the conventions of informative articles. But my mind works in so many unexpected directions that I don’t think I can stick to a theme. So these days I just blog whatever captures my fancy, including drawing attention to unseen hardworking hawkers.
I started a substack a while back to share more of my photography work and to practice writing / sharing my stupid thoughts. It's been a fun process. It feels good to express what you feel honestly and to have other people somehow resonate with some of it.
Have your "stupid thoughts" evolved at all as a result of blogging? Have you made any connections as a result? That's the part that's so intriguing in some of HK's articles, the idea that you're sending out a bat signal to the world.
Oh for sure, and it's ever evolving. I enjoy it. Takes some time and discipline for sure, but getting better at being clear with my writing has been a journey.
Excellent tips, I personally also have a blog on various topics, it is a sensational experience to be able to interact with people and read different points of view.
Not that many people will care about what you write, at least for the first few years, so make the writing useful to you. Write in a way that lets you refine your thoughts about the things that matter. Write to experience what you care about in higher resolution—write to enhance your feeling of aliveness.
The best advice to beginners. Thanks for sharing the article.
and my best advice is to write differently and you will see changes in those who read your texts.