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by surprisetalk 1310 days ago
Personal websites are useful tools for organizing and re-organizing your mind. For me, a few simple practices have been life-changing:

1. Keeping a public list of soon/current/recent projects forces me to keep priorities straight over long stretches of time.

2. Maintaining a monthly newsletter organizes my life into personal "sprints". It also provides a tiny community of like-minded people.

3. Essays supercharge reflections on deep questions. If you have any big ideas or strong opinions, public writing is incredible distillation.

4. Writing for fun is fun! It's a productive craft well-suited to curious/obsessive minds (much like programming).

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