It’s been far too long since my last dispatch and this particular post happens to be the 100th here on the old blog. We’re also approaching the 2 year anniversary of my first post. Since this was the hundredth post I thought it would be a good time for a little reflection. This may hurt a bit.
I set out to post stories about things that interest me in technology, entertainment, design and similar interests. I have enjoyed, most of the time, sharing these things. Admittedly there have also been times when writing has been a chore and if I did it at all, it was begrudgingly (as is evidenced by averaging about a post per week). I’m not the best writer but I know enough to say that most of us have to work at it diligently. Becoming a better communicator is a worthy goal anytime but most of all now. In our texting, Twittering, and Facebook updating world, good communication practices have taken a hit in the name of brevity.
I’ve been a very lazy blogger. Just like I mentioned recently, I sometimes feel the need to reach for something to say. Most of the time I choose to remain silent figuring if it’s too hard to write about something then it’s best not to. Though blogging and Twittering about yourself seem like narcissism to some, doing these things aren’t very natural for me. I just realize it helps when you’re marketing to have a digital presence…that’s a big part of what it’s all about.
We use the start of a new year for resolutions on how we are going to improve ourselves. I have made statements on how I intend to post more regularly and have fallen way short of that. Looking back on some of my early posts, they seem better than many of the latter ones. If that is true to the objective viewer it’s probably because I was trying harder then. As a new blogger trying harder to be good at something I had little experience in. I won’t promise to post more regularly but I will promise to work harder at being better when I do.
