I’ve been running a blog right here for the final 20 years. Each Tuesday and Thursday, fairly persistently, for 20 years. However final 12 months, with out planning it, I obtained 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 take pleasure in my YouTube as effectively, and my weekly podcast goes robust with practically 900 (!) episodes of interviews with cool folks. I’ve additionally just lately began posting on Mastodon (a fediverse (federated universe)) Twitter various that makes use of the ActivityPub net customary. I see that Mark Downie has been ActivityPub as effectively 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 feel I did a great job. I gave many talks over a few years about Private Productiveness however I all the time talked about doing what “feeds your spirit.” For a minute right here the weblog took a backseat, and that is OK. I stuffed 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 jot down and share throughout various platforms, however it’s going to proceed to begin right here as it is tremendous essential to Personal Your Phrases. Hold taking snapshots and backups of your keystrokes as you by no means know when your chosen platform may change or go away completely.
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, advisor, father, diabetic, and Microsoft worker. He’s a failed stand-up comedian, a cornrower, and a guide creator.
