Comments on: Is A Brain Dump Interesting?

By: John Cass

John Cass — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:59:10 +0000

I think you are right about trying something to see if it works, whether it is personal or professional testing makes sense for everyone. I often think of blogging as the style of writing most closely associated with New Journalism from the 1960's except instead of individual posts, the whole blog is the story. John Casss last blog post..Joining Forrester Research As Online Community Manager

By: Robin Cannon

Robin Cannon — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:20:05 +0000

@Hutch – Yeah, sounds about right. I might not be thinking about a specific step by step long term view, but I am thinking about the advantages the blog brings. But given that the long term is unfocused I can easily motivate myself with the short term enjoyment only.

@Colin – Dictation on those lines would be well worthwhile actually. Mind you, I usually come up with my ideas while out running, so not sure it’s the most convenient time!

One of the best things for the quality of my posts was getting myself out of the habit of editing while writing. Now I just let the words flow until I’m finished and then go back and edit, rather than writing in a stop/start way.

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By: Colin Walker

Colin Walker — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 09:11:42 +0000

Often the best ideas come from just rambling to yourself and seeing where the conversation goes. Although I generally have an idea of what each post is about they often change considerably from my first impressions of what they are to be about.

I tend to dictate thoughts on to my phone while walking the dog and can take advantage of just being able to throw thoughts around as they come to me – I can then make sense of it all later.

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By: Hutch Carpenter

Hutch Carpenter — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:35:29 +0000

Robin – I agree with how you put things. I also have a long-term view of things. I can’t say I even see the path of future success, but I figure things will sort out over time. As long as I’m enjoying the ride.

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By: Mark Dykeman

Mark Dykeman — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:35:10 +0000

I can dig it. Mark Dykemans last blog post..Five excellent bloggers that I missed