Thoughts on Blogging & Seth Godin

Thoughts on Blogging

When I started blogging, it was because I had been inspired to “write down” what I was doing. Just as a way of keeping a personal record.

I just wanted to start … something.

At the same time, I discovered that I was actually having to “think” more about things. I found this really inspiring.

A post at the end of last year, by Bjørn Furuknap, led me to question this. In his post, Bjorn stated that if a blogger was offering no real value, then he/she would be better off doing nothing. (I wrote a post about this)

if a blogger was offering no real value, then he/she would be better off doing nothing

To be honest, Bjorn’s post (as well as an older post by Laurence Hart), made me think seriously about the posts I write.

On the one hand, I didn’t want my posts to fall into the “might as well just shut up” category, but I still wanted to use them as a way that I could record my thoughts, or offer tips, or advice.

In fact, this conflict would often prevent me from actually writing anything.

I would start, but then doubt would enter my mind as I tried to work out whether the post was indeed too much of the “just shut up” type.

Seth Godin’s Thoughts on Blogging

Thanks to a tweet, I was lead to a small video in which Seth Godin, and  Tom Peters, talks about blogging.

Seth commented that a blog is free, and it doesn’t matter if nobody reads it. What matters is the humility that comes from writing it – the “thinking” about it.

What matters is the humility that comes from writing it – the “thinking” about it.

Wow – when I heard these words, it really brought me back to my original “purpose” for writing.

Check this out:
"You're out of here" - getting rid of your friends

It’s something I mention in that earlier post – I blog so that I am forced to THINK about things.

Have a look at the video, and let me know … what are your thoughts on blogging?

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