Thought about starting a blog keeps me itching and bugging for some time, but I always procrastinated execution. I've been finding many reasons to do so, yet now I want to surpass them.

10 reasons why not to start a blog...

It's in fashion to create appealing posts which put something into the quantified matter. That's just easier for us, humans to perceive something in a limited scope, I think. Then, play a game and list some reasons against writing a personal blog.

You certainly don't have a time

Who does actually, when we all are running for betterness (at work, in life). There's just not much time to sit down and write some thoughts. Oh, maybe there would be a minute or two to write a tutorial, but definitely not something demanding deeper thinking.

You aren't good enough

There are many blogs around, yours wouldn't make a difference, so why bother? Especially when you don't have the skills to write about technical stuff or something that could bring peoples' attention. Leave it to experts.

You can't plan ahead

Seriously, even that post came straight from the head, without an outline or at least the slightest intention about a conveyed message, just free-fall. I guess it is obvious when looking at those short sentences.

You don't speak your voice

Everything you know is just someone's knowledge which you 'borrowed', and any idea you came up with is just another instance on the same matter, without freshness.

Cut the bullshit

Those few points (not 10 apparently) may seem harsh, but imposter syndrome, the flood of alike blogs, and many various reasons can keep you (it keeps me) from writing and producing your content. Well, I guess I can't focus on my gains, though I can list those too. Some of the great reasons for starting a blog would be:

  • improving language skills (I'm not native in English)
  • improving programming skills (after all, that's why I'm here)
  • contribute to the community (who knows, maybe I will come up with some useful tutorial or thought about programming)
  • have something to show in front of a potential employer

Fall for it

I think there's one message to myself (but not only myself): to fall freely into writing, especially when I feel, that's something not for me. It's great in many ways beyond short post can cover and one day it may become something meaningful, at least to myself.

And stop comparing yourself to ones, who are now on top, it took them many years to get there and they definitely earned it. If you follow, you would too.

Right now idea about writing a blog itches me even more with a variety of post ideas. We'll see if I follow them.