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Why even bother with a blog in 2021?
A friend asked me this question out of sheer curiosity. It’s a valid question for 2021 when more people consume video and graphical content than text. Words aren’t as exciting as motion animation anyway. I don’t have to get offended by a question like that because it’s an opportunity to clarify why I do what…
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On noticing, self-authorisation, and writing for yourself
Maria Popova’s Brain Pickings introduced me to the amazing Verlyn Klinkenborg. His book “Several Short Sentences About Writing” is a modern masterpiece and a must-read for marketers and writers alike. I’m re-reading the book this week and couldn’t help but share two compelling ideas. Here’s Klinkenborg on the reasons why people to write for themselves.…
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Say it isn’t so
“Excellence” is among the few business philosophies the I’m deeply attached with. And I honestly believe “excellence” can be achieved in everything little thing that one wants to do. The other day while discussing this over a Zoom call a friend called out on me saying, “my blog posts though sensible sometimes have typos and…
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Here’s what I do when I don’t have anything valuable to say or write
I stare at the screen for a pretty darn long time. Stare some more until I start typing out a headline (which is usually the central idea I want to talk about) and expand further. But then, I just might erase something because my heart’s really not into writing about that particular topic. That happened…
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What I learned from showing up to post every day in 2018
Listen, this post is a mere formality. Not as in showing up/write something for the heck of it, but to document what I learned from posting every day last year. It was inevitable. I’ve read numerous accounts across the web of people pushing themselves to blog every day for 3 months, 6 months, 12 months…
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The last mile is the hardest one
And I know that to be true despite not being a marathoner (or do anything that remotely resembles running)! Some of you know that I challenged myself to blog everyday at the start of this year. And yes, I’ve done pretty well by not missing a single day. That said, December has’t been pretty. I…