Write

I understand the power of writing. It clears your thinking. Some say that it's the only form of thinking. I've been thinking for decades that I should write more.

Everyone knows what is the right thing to do (like exercise/write more), but actually doing the thing is very, very tough.

I was reading one of the PostHog articles today and realized that nearly every point had a link to their other blog post (screenshot below). It might be an SEO interlinking strategy, or they may have created this listicle primarily from their already published articles, but it seems they have thought rigorously about nearly everything.

You write about something only when you consider it important. You won't write about trivial things. So it seems PostHog has thought (and then written) about every problem or improvement area in their organization.

I'm sure that every problem—whether individual or organizational—has already been faced by thousands or even millions of people. So why write about it? Why not just read others' experiences, learn from them, and implement their solutions?

You can do it, but that will be shallow thinking.

When you write about something, it means you are thinking about it rigorously from all angles. When you write, you may regurgitate the information you've consumed. But it seems to me that when I write, I am trying harder to understand, learn, and fix and improve things.

So, going forward, I'll write about every problem or improvement area I encounter either at work or outside work. I have promised myself to write more for decades but haven't done it, so it's possible that I will not do it consistently one more time.

But I am going to try one more time. I am going to try harder. And in public (via this blog).