About a year ago this blog was launched. From a vague notion of writing and documenting some thoughts to almost a year’s worth of daily posts. I’ve learned a few things.
- The WordPress app on my IPhone works
- WordPress app on IOS has many problems
- I could not use media like photos and videos in my posts
- Uploading almost always failed
- Posts would appear online, somehow despite upload failures
- Published, draft and scheduled posts in the app were not visible half the time
Something so simple, writing and posting to a blog. Turned out to be frustrating because of the app. And it never got better over the course of a year. Even after countless updates.
Some other things I learned.
- Writing things down has an organizing and calming effect in my mind
- There are way too many things to write about than one a day
- Some days the urge to write is just not there
- Daily practice did improve my writing, somewhat
- I still make grammatical errors, usually because I did not proofread before publishing
- The app is super convenient because the phone is with me 24/7
- This blog, like my personal website, is satisfactory for me even if it only for me
The next year may be different. How?
- Is my blog documenting opinions
- A training log
- A travelogue
- Or should I quit