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by codeptualize 1618 days ago
I’m confused, is this not a blog post?

It was a good read, you clearly have interesting things to say!

I do share a lot of the same things you describe. I would like to blog, mainly for myself to practice writing and keep a record of things, but yeah, it’s difficult. I also find it’s a lot of work to do the research and all, time I maybe rather spend on building things.

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> I’m confused, is this not a blog post?

It is, but AFAICT the entire blog is just this post.

> I also find it’s a lot of work to do the research and all, time I maybe rather spend on building things

I found it useful to set a timer and write about small things, e.g. through this post [1] about blocking websites with /etc/hosts. It took about 20 minutes and I can share it with my interested friends. If I were a little faster, I could probably do it in 10.

[1]: https://arunkprasad.com/log/how-to-break-the-habit-loop-for-...

> It is, but AFAICT the entire blog is just this post.

A solid start! I'm looking forward to the next one.

> I found it useful to set a timer and write about small things

I should try that. I do enjoy the deep dive into a topic, but then I will never finish/publish something. Also quite perfectionistic which doesn't help, but your strategy sounds interesting, will give that a go.

I like your short story format btw, it's nice, and interesting topics as well. Also looks like you are on a good streak, keep it going!

Thank you! And I hear you on the perfectionism -- another reason I held off for so long, and something I'll write about in the future. Unweaving it has been so freeing, and at the same time I'm doing better work than ever before.
He didn't clarify the title that he's referring to TECH blog for clickbait