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Me and Blogging…
To be honest, I don’t feel much different than yesterday.
The encouragement has been fantastic, but hasn’t given me a real sense of why I blog, at least the way I do.
I want to be clear, that I don’t ever believe I’ll give up on blogging.
At first I thought yesterday was just a bad day. I’m having a good day today and still feel the same way.
Then I thought maybe it was because of my job. To be honest, this might hold more weight. My last job was great because it gave me a lot to blog about. My current job is just maintaining a huge network. Great responsibility, but not very exciting and not a lot of brainpower required.
My final thought was maybe I was just disillusioned with blogging in general as Trevor Cook pointed out:
But I do think one of the limitations on blogging is what’s in it for minor leaguers over the long-term. It’s great to get up to speed and to feel the thrill of it all. But if you’re not A-list and getting all the publicity and the major league hit rankings, well why bother.
I’ve also appreciated the dozen or so emails I’ve received privately.
I love the blogosphere. I love blogging. I love the sense of community.
Maybe I’m just reaching a certain level of visibility now and I’m not enjoying the responsibility that goes with it.
I really don’t know.
I’ll keep trying to sort it out, and likely keep blogging about it. Hang in there, I keep telling myself. Whatever “it” is will come to light so I can deal with it.
Thanks again everyone.
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about 7 years ago
Jeremy, it sounds to me like you struggling a little bit, trying to figure out what’s not quite right about your life, why you are feeling this sense of dissatisfaction. Maybe it’s your job, maybe it’s something else.
“it” could be many different things… and the voice of your blog may change over time as you work through the question, but don’t take it offline. You’ve built an audience over time, and they’ve made it clear that they want you to stay.
But as for the expectations and responsibilities of being a higher-profile blogger, stop worrying about what other people think, and spend that time and energy trying to figure out what YOU think.
As for that beer, once exams start in April and the roar dies down, that should be a good time. I’ve got your contacts :-) …
–Ryan.