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This was me as well. For a long time I put off writing my blog because I wanted to write something impactful/meaningful/substantial.

However, I came across one blog which had numerous entries, starting from when the author was in college until today. The blog entries were about emacs tips and tricks, clojure, and other software engineering topics. I found it because I was trying to setup tree-sitter for clojure/clojurescript. I was grateful for the blog, learned a thing or two, and thanked the author.

Anyway, what stood out to me was how almost all the blog entries, at least the earlier ones, was full of spelling and grammatical errors. Then it hit me. I'll never start writing something if I don't accept that most of the things I write will probably suck and will be read by no one.

Since then I've written a couple of entries for my blog. And while I don't expect anyone to read them, it has been a cathartic experience for me. It's somewhat similar to meditation in that regard.

It's the blog equivalent of shipping an MVP. The sooner you get something out there, the sooner you can start improving. After writing 100 articles, you will absolutely have improved a drastic amount. You'll be much more fluent, have worked out the kinks in your writing workflow, and have built a habit. And that's before we even get into any benefits that may or may not come from people reading what you wrote.

Note to self: Gotta do that, too.

The point of this blog is not that it gets read rather that it gets written.

That's what I wrote at the bottom of my blog when I started. Once that was there, I began to write what I wanted to write and not what I thought people want to read.

> The point of this blog is not that it gets read rather that it gets written.

Absolutely. A great blog is about the thoughts and ideas it puts forth, not really about how well they are written.

And, perhaps paradoxically, what results when bloggers write this way is usually great reading.

It is like meditation because it is self reflection in the form of writing, which it is equivalent to maintaining a journal, which science tell us helps in improving our emotions, and well-being.

Couldn't agree more. The last couple of years were the same for me: will not post until I have of something impact or will not share my art unless it is just the way I like it but this year, I have just started putting stuff out.

Whether it is of any use to anyone or whether anyone will find my art good is beyond my control. I have just started putting stuff out which interests me and which makes me fulfilled.

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