Teach42

I realized something today. Yesterday I had more free time that I would during a normal day, and yet I did not bother to blog about any of the things I found interesting. The same thing goes for the day before. Yes, I’m busy. Would you like me to rattle off all the reasons why I’m too busy to blog? I’m not going to bother to. I’m sure you have your own list of reasons why you’re too busy to blog. I’m sure people who blog several times per day could come up with similar reasons. Remarkably, many of the reasons fall into the same category as “Why I haven’t exercised in what seems like forever”. I have a pretty decent list of excuses for why I haven’t blogged lately, but in the end they’re simply excuses.

So no more excuses. I love blogging. I like sharing my thoughts and ideas, and I really like when someone else benefits from what I’ve shared and let’s me know about it. It’s a great feeling. I love reading other people’s thoughts and ideas. I’ve continued to do so for the last several weeks, but I haven’t been sharing what I’ve learned with the people who expanded my thinking. Blogging is a conversation, it’s a give and take. I’ve been taking quite a bit lately without giving in return. I’m going to turn that around now.

Since I started blogging, I have quickly accumlated a list of over 100 feeds that I read on a daily basis. I was up to around 150, but I trimmed the list down recently. Normally, I read the new posts and if there happens to be something I might like to blog about, I open it up in a new tab. That’s my post-it note of sorts. However, that method doesn’t really work. I tend to minimize that window and don’t really look at it again. So I’m going to try to do more blogging as I read. If I find an article I find blog-worthy, I’m going to write about it immediately. It’s too easy to just set things aside and then forget about them. I have a horrible out of sight out of mind complex that probably figures into the ADD. Being aware of the problem is part of the solution. Doing something about it is the other part though.

So today I begin blogging anew. Do I have to publish daily? Of course not. It’s not simply about quantity. What it’s really about is if I see something that’s worth writing about, actually taking the time to do it. In reality, that’s nearly a daily occurance. There’s just so much information out there that’s worth reading. And if it’s worth reading, it’s probably worth sharing.

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