diff --git a/_posts/2021-01-01-new-year-new-resolution.md b/_posts/2021-01-01-new-year-new-resolution.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8e9edc7 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2021-01-01-new-year-new-resolution.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +title: >- + New Year, New Resolution +description: >- + This blog is about to get some action. +--- + +At this point I'm fairly well known amongst friends and family for my new year's +resolutions, to the point that earlier this month a friend of mine asked me +"What's it going to be this year?". In the past I've done things like no +chocoloate, no fast food, no added sugar (see a theme?), and no social media. +They've all been of the "I won't do this" sort, because it's a lot easier to +stop doing something than to start doing something new. Doing something new +inherently means _also_ not doing something else; there's only so many hours in +the day, afterall. + +## This Year + +This year I'm going to shake things up, I'm going to do something new. My +resolution is to have published 52 posts on this blog by Jan 1, 2022, 00:00 UTC. +Only one post per day can count towards the 52. A post must be "substantial" to +count towards the 52. A non-substantial post would be something like the 100 +word essay about my weekend that I wrote in first grade, which went something +like "My weekend was really really really ('really' 96 more times) really really +boring". + +Other than that, it's pretty open-ended. + +## Why + +My hope is that I'll get more efficient at writing these things. Usually I take +a lot of time to craft a post, weeks in some cases. I really appreciate those of +you that have taken the time to read them, but to be frank the time commitment +just isn't worth it. With practice I can hopefully learn what exactly I have to +say that others are interested in, and then go back to spending a lot of time +crafting the things being said. + +Another part of this is going to be learning how to market myself properly, +something I've always been reticent to do. Our world is filled with people +shouting into the void of the internet, each with their own reasons for wanting +to be heard. Does it need another? Probably not. But here I am. I guess what I'm +really going to be doing is learning _why_ I want to do this; I know I want to +have others read what I write, but is it possible that that desire isn't +entirely selfish? Is it ok if it is? + +Once I'm comfortable with why I'm doing this it will, hopefully, be easier to +figure out a marketing avenue I feel comfortable with putting a lot of energy +towards. There must be at least _one_... + +So consider this #1, world. Only 51 to go.