Why do I blog?
I get this question all the time. I think it's a funny question. I think it's a question best answered with a question.
Why do we do anything? I train in karate and run and nobody asks me why. I am a voracious reader and nobody asks me why. I sometimes watch TV and nobody asks me why. I have a job that interests me although it might not be the most lucrative way to spend my time and nobody asks me why. I sometimes go to see films or plays and nobody asks me why.
I blog because I've always liked to think, reflect, and write. And I want to make progress just the way I try to get better in karate. I enjoy blogging. In a sense, I work hard at it. I think often in terms of how I might encapsulate a thought in a blog post. It reminds me of the times in my life when I've viewed my days in terms of how I might tell someone about it later. I've heard that actors and writers often live their life with one eye towards remembering each feeling and thought so they can use it later.
And just like running, I'm not really doing it for anybody who might be watching. Of course, if someone smiles and waves at me as I go by, I like it. I like it even more if they admire my form and note the speed. It's even more fun if someone runs with me. And while the camraderie and social interaction is nice. it's not why I run, go the dojo, or why I blog. But it helps. Still, I do what I do (train, read, blog) as a performance primarily for myself because at the end of the day, I'm the one who cares.
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Why do we do anything? I train in karate and run and nobody asks me why. I am a voracious reader and nobody asks me why. I sometimes watch TV and nobody asks me why. I have a job that interests me although it might not be the most lucrative way to spend my time and nobody asks me why. I sometimes go to see films or plays and nobody asks me why.
I blog because I've always liked to think, reflect, and write. And I want to make progress just the way I try to get better in karate. I enjoy blogging. In a sense, I work hard at it. I think often in terms of how I might encapsulate a thought in a blog post. It reminds me of the times in my life when I've viewed my days in terms of how I might tell someone about it later. I've heard that actors and writers often live their life with one eye towards remembering each feeling and thought so they can use it later.
And just like running, I'm not really doing it for anybody who might be watching. Of course, if someone smiles and waves at me as I go by, I like it. I like it even more if they admire my form and note the speed. It's even more fun if someone runs with me. And while the camraderie and social interaction is nice. it's not why I run, go the dojo, or why I blog. But it helps. Still, I do what I do (train, read, blog) as a performance primarily for myself because at the end of the day, I'm the one who cares.
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posted by BBat50 | 5:42 AM
2 Comments:
Great post and something I've wondered myself. Although my blog is fairly new, I have already had friends question why I do it. I think I'll tell them to read your post!
It also helps if you have a family competition about blogging. I followed Topsy's blogroll over here. Great blog and great way to explain why we do it!
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