tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129899644952196274.post4610439954053411990..comments2024-02-06T04:26:33.866-06:00Comments on To Keep Things Whole: Death of the Blog?Mark Crottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17099567332113135358noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129899644952196274.post-59816876069742097782015-01-20T08:12:47.222-06:002015-01-20T08:12:47.222-06:00Hi, Matt,
Thanks for your very thoughtful, insigh...Hi, Matt,<br /><br />Thanks for your very thoughtful, insightful comment. I suspect your points would hold true for most people and their blogs. I know that I've had all the same thoughts at various times, and I often think of just abandoning this thing. I'm not sure why I don't, except perhaps for sheer stubborness and because I usually enjoy posting.Also, I've always done a great deal of writing for many reasons.<br /><br />The irony is that this began as a way for folks in this school community to get to know me. Now, while I haven't done the analytics to prove it, I suspect most of my readers are from the larger indy school world.<br /><br />Again, thanks for the comment. Let me know if you do a post, and I'll be sure to comment!Mark Crottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15801446683569160596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129899644952196274.post-18068100283475630392015-01-18T20:27:02.366-06:002015-01-18T20:27:02.366-06:00This strikes a chord with me. I've started sev...This strikes a chord with me. I've started several blogs over the past ten years or so, only to have them fizzle out in time. Eventually, I decide that starting over with an altogether new blog (new domain name, theme, etc.) will give me the energy to get going again. It never does. And most of those blogs end with exactly the type of post you mention: a almost desperate declaration of my better intentions for the future, as if I'm trying to convince myself that it will be different this time.<br /><br />It helps, certainly, to know that others are reading. The times I've been able to sustain it longest have been when others encourage me via comments, etc. But I've finally given up hope of attracting a sizable readership. I've kept my current blog going for a while now (with very long periods of dormancy, mind you) by reminding myself that it's mainly for me. It's an outlet for my current thinking, and it eventually becomes a record of my previous thinking.<br /><br />I value blogging for many of the reasons you mention--mainly because it is a space in which to "wonder aloud," so to speak--but I find that I rarely have the time to do that as deeply as I would like. Or, at least, other things crowd my to do list, and I don't make the time. I also read blogs less than I used to, for the same reason. (I've pared down my blog subscriptions, but yours made the cut!)<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for writing this. I love the connection to Kahneman, and maybe--just maybe--this will inspire me to post something new.<br />Matt Edmondshttp://mcedmonds.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com