[shivekkhurana]

I second the sentiment expressed. I used to blog often and cross post on Medium and Twitter.

At peak, every third post I wrote went viral. But then I stopped because I had no return from it.

I recently started writing on my blog again: https://shivekkhurana.com

The main reason was to get back into the habit of writing, and by extension thinking. ChatGPT has weakened my thinking capacity.

[askmike]

> But then I stopped because I had no return from it. > The main reason was to get back into the habit of writing, and by extension thinking. ChatGPT has weakened my thinking capacity.

I can definitely relate, and find this true as well. While a (monetary) return has never a big focus for me. It's still hard to keep going over time with motivations around self improvement, accountability, etc.

[rcarmo]

What kind of return were you expecting? Exposure? Ad revenue? VIsibility? Those are not good reasons to maintain a blog… not today anyway.

[shivekkhurana]

My time was better spent building my startup.

The return from the startup was experience, friendships, skill-development and money.

I chose to trade my time for tangible returns.