One year ago today I shared why I was blogging every day. That was day five of blogging, and now I’m at 370 in a row. All of those posts later, and my main goals haven’t changed much — I write to learn.
Having an idea or opinion is a good thing, but it often remains unpolished. It’s like I mentioned a few days ago, where Seth Godin encourages blogging instead of just “retweeting the click of the day”. Taking the time to unpack your thoughts is incredibly valuable.
Writer E.M. Forster put it this way: “How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?“
To say something in public requires that you unpack your thoughts, during which you may rethink things a bit. Maybe you’ll change your direction or maybe you won’t, but either way you’ll have a better idea of what you really think by seeing what you say.
