I’ve been reading a lot lately about the benefits of writing and blogging even in the absence of readers. These ideas resonate well, and I’d like describe the reasons that drives me to write¹:
I blog because it’s one of the best ways to crystallize ideas, short of brainstorming with other smart people.
I blog because it’s the best (and arguably the cheapest) way to gain practice in productizing nebulous concepts, turning them into products that people may actually want to consume.
I blog because it’s the best way to practice summarizing² long and winding thoughts into short, readable nuggets.
I blog because it forces me to capture the essence of an essay in a short and catchy title.
I blog because it gives me a chance to practice writing in a language other than my mother tongue.
¹ “Never before have so many people with so little to say said so much to so few” (Demotivators)
² “I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead” (Mark Twain)
