> Future you. Your posts become a time capsule of your evolving mind.
Sometimes, I am the main beneficiary of my blog posts. But there is a much more practical point than bookmarking my progress — it is a polished resource with carefully selected references.
> One right person. Maybe one day, someone stumbles across your words at exactly the right moment. And that changes something for them.
Sometimes one. Sometimes a few.
In general, I have found that blog posts have a larger impact than my conference talks. At a conference, say, with 100 people in the audience, perhaps only 20 find it relevant. With a blog post, we may feel disappointed that only 1,000 people read it — which is small by blogging standards, but still way more than one would reach at a conference.
Sometimes, I am the main beneficiary of my blog posts. But there is a much more practical point than bookmarking my progress — it is a polished resource with carefully selected references.
> One right person. Maybe one day, someone stumbles across your words at exactly the right moment. And that changes something for them.
Sometimes one. Sometimes a few.
In general, I have found that blog posts have a larger impact than my conference talks. At a conference, say, with 100 people in the audience, perhaps only 20 find it relevant. With a blog post, we may feel disappointed that only 1,000 people read it — which is small by blogging standards, but still way more than one would reach at a conference.