I am all about the truth, and the truth is I am nervous about blogging.
I am all for the sharing of ideas. It’s nice to get quick feedback and to reach audiences beyond my normal peer and professional groups. But this is really out there: I am not sure every rough draft idea I churn out is fit for mass consumption, and once it’s up, the Rubicon has been crossed. I see the value in a process of development via comments and links, but does that process have to be viewed by the entire world, and do the stages along the way have to be so irrevocable? The claim that putting it out there makes you reason better only works when the posts are not mandated. I have to post for school so I need to post every week whether I have a strong thought or not. Here’s the point of contention (the nekuda if you will): In my mind you publish an idea when it has been refined, not as a starting point to refining it.
I am all for the sharing of ideas. It’s nice to get quick feedback and to reach audiences beyond my normal peer and professional groups. But this is really out there: I am not sure every rough draft idea I churn out is fit for mass consumption, and once it’s up, the Rubicon has been crossed. I see the value in a process of development via comments and links, but does that process have to be viewed by the entire world, and do the stages along the way have to be so irrevocable? The claim that putting it out there makes you reason better only works when the posts are not mandated. I have to post for school so I need to post every week whether I have a strong thought or not. Here’s the point of contention (the nekuda if you will): In my mind you publish an idea when it has been refined, not as a starting point to refining it.
No more stalling, the figs are ready… I’ll see what the other side of the river looks like.
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