I have been flirting with starting a blog for some time now. I haven’t actually started till now for a couple of reasons. I wondered what I would actually have to add to the conversation. There are thousands of experts blogging out there, with years of experience on any given topic. What can I say that hasn’t already been said?
Yet here I am, writing my very first blog post. I came to realize a few things that changed my mind. First, one needs to develop a voice. Merely thinking about issues, reading stories and blogs doesn’t cut it. I’m interested in a ton of things, primarily Technology, Politics, Films, Music, Philosophy, Literature, Anthropology, and a bunch of other things tangentially. One day I hope to become an expert something within one of these domains, and if I develop a voice now, I’ll be ready “on day one” to contribute to the conversation. When I wrote papers in school, I found that I would gather my thoughts and form opinions throughout the writing process. So it could conceivably be that producing written material is a vital part of focused cognition. And now that I’m out of school I miss writing. Finally, I realized that the existence of experts doesn’t prevent me from talking about all kinds of topics with my friends offline, so why not on a blog? Theres even a chance that I might get caught up in larger discussions in a way that simply isn’t possible in a living room or restaurant.
So, that’s why I’ve finally taken the plunge. I’m excited to see where this goes!
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