Is It Still Worth Promoting Your Blog On Facebook Or Instagram? An Experiment
Social media reach collapsed organically. Platforms favor paid promotion. Experiment tests whether organic blog sharing still works—spoiler: barely
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Social media reach collapsed organically. Platforms favor paid promotion. Experiment tests whether organic blog sharing still works—spoiler: barely
Every once in a while, the endless scrolling on Twitter can reveal something actually interesting.
New Year launches 365-day daily writing challenge. Commitment before clarity. The challenge—showing up regardless of readiness, mood, inspiration
2020 collapsed normal into chaos. Pandemic, lockdowns, social unraveling. The review—what survived matters more than what broke
Four months into guitar journey. Fingers hurt less, progress shows more. Muscle memory forms gradually—imperceptible daily, obvious monthly
Turning fifty in 2020. Half-century milestone during global chaos. The irony—celebrating stability during instability, experience during unprecedented novelty
Thirty days of daily writing. One month down, seven to go. The challenge—maintaining consistency when novelty wears off
Long writing projects need pacing, consistency, rest, milestones, community. Marathon strategies apply—finish matters more than speed
230 days of daily blogging. The commitment—publish regardless of inspiration, quality concerns, or life chaos. Consistency over perfection
Blog readers seek solutions, connection, entertainment, inspiration, validation. Different audiences want different things—knowing yours determines content
Decade of blogging lessons—consistency beats quality, audience builds slowly, authenticity attracts, monetization is hard, writing clarifies thinking
AI blog generation experiment—GPT-2 trained on blog corpus. Results mixed—coherent sentences, hollow content. Tools augment, not replace
Facts are verifiable. News is selected facts. Opinions are interpretations. Most people confuse all three—the blur creates information chaos
Fiction writing challenges different muscles than blogging. Creating worlds versus documenting reality. New book project begins
Steadily fluid—consistent in adapting, reliable in changing. Paradox that works—stability through flexibility, predictability through responsiveness
Robot era survival requires emphasizing what machines can't do—creativity, empathy, complex judgment, relationship building. Double down on humanity
2016 in Chinese zodiac—Year of Monkey. Chaos, cleverness, unpredictability. The year matched its archetype perfectly
Running For My Life book launch—memoir of transformation through running. Pre-order available. Personal journey becomes published story
100 Ways To series free promotion. Limited time offer—practical guides for various life areas. Free access to paid content
Perfectionism paralyzes progress. Being better focuses on improvement—perfect is the enemy of good enough
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