I’ve been running a blog right here for the final 20 years. Each Tuesday and Thursday, fairly constantly, for 20 years. However final yr, with out planning it, I acquired drained and stopped. Undecided why. It did not correspond with any life occasions. Nothing fascinating or notable occurred. I simply stopped.
I did discover pleasure on TikTok and amassed a small group of like-minded followers there. I get pleasure from my YouTube as nicely, and my weekly podcast goes robust with almost 900 (!) episodes of interviews with cool folks. I’ve additionally lately began posting on Mastodon (a fediverse (federated universe)) Twitter different that makes use of the ActivityPub net normal. I see that Mark Downie has been ActivityPub as nicely for DasBlog (the weblog engine that powers this weblog) so I have to spend someday with Mark quickly.
Being constant is a tough factor, and I believe I did an excellent job. I gave many talks over a few years about Private Productiveness however I at all times talked about doing what “feeds your spirit.” For a minute right here the weblog took a backseat, and that is OK. I crammed that (spare) time with household time, private initiatives, writing extra code, 3d printing, video games, taekwondo, and a ton of different issues.
Going ahead I’ll proceed to write down and share throughout a lot of platforms, however it should proceed to begin right here as it is tremendous essential to Personal Your Phrases. Maintain taking snapshots and backups of your keystrokes as you by no means know when your chosen platform may change or go away totally.
I am nonetheless right here. I hope you’re too! I’ll see you quickly.
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About Scott
Scott Hanselman is a former professor, former Chief Architect in finance, now speaker, marketing consultant, father, diabetic, and Microsoft worker. He’s a failed stand-up comedian, a cornrower, and a e book creator.
