epiphs
I’ve had some small epiphanies lately. Very small. So very small that only I would notice. Size isn’t the point though, this is: it’s part of my job to create content — not here, but my dayjob job, like where I work – I help maintain content on a site that people want to interact with (hopefully!). Why do I have such a hard time doing that for myself–er, I mean, for my site? (Other than the fact that when it’s your site you do all the work.)
For me, it’s because I don’t think about this site the same way I think about my job. I’ve felt ambivalent toward this blog thing since mine was born (late 2002, early 2003 — lost a lot of old those posts. Sad.). I looked at why I felt ambivalent, especially on the days I resented it. It’s because somtimes, paraphrasing Bailee’s comment, I hate the echo chamber. I hate talking to the internets and no one talking back. I want interactions, exchanges, conversations, sharing. Comments, people! I want to have them and I want to facilitate and foster real communication. Yes, I do also like to use this space to keep friends and family up to speed.
Those are great ideas, and I’m sure we’ve all read something similar on other sites. My problem is that I’ve been a little too selfish in what I write about. I don’t ever consider whether something might garner reactions like I do at work. I think about not telling stories for other people’s sake, but I don’t go the other way with it. What kinds of stuffs can I share that people will enjoy/find interesting/intellectually irritate/etc enough to get feedback.
So, I thought I’d give it a shot. Starting two posts ago. We’ll see how long this lil’ think-differently-about-my-blog stint lasts.
(Edit: This is mildly related to this post — seems I’m not the only one thinking about these kindsa things.)
apropos of nothing, i just wanted to point out that all three of those links you point to have a color in the URL.
Ok, so I know who B* is. And I read LGB from time to time. I even have posted a few comments. I commend anybody who takes the time to introspect, especially right out in the open on a blog site. Takes guts that I doubt I will ever have. Write on! Thank you for your musings.
invisio, and thank you for reading and commenting! i can teeter back and forth about why i write here all i want, but the fact is i like getting any reaction. i appreciate yours a lot.
bai, i didn’t even notice! subconscious theme going on — or maybe Ariel pre-thunk it, since i got those links from her :)