I blog and podcast for work. There's much I can't say due to my employers expectations in content, which I might say on my own space. But, vanity issues abound. I'm acculturated to consider writing in public "showing off" which may not be true by intent, but can happen anyway.
But blogging for work rather subtracts from the pleasure for me. I know people who originate content and blog for pleasure which is consumed for work. That seems to be a better fit.
I agree with much of the sentiment here. You can diarise, a zettelkasten isn't a bad place to be. Inviting readership constructs a binding, a contract writer to reader. It's building commitment: to produce, and to reflect on what readers say, and to correct honest mistakes and accept (some) criticism with good grace. Shame about the negging: George Megalogenis's blog had a byline up top of the comment pages "my blog, my rules" and you can't really object to that. Boring and abusive replies get chucked. Fair enough.
But blogging for work rather subtracts from the pleasure for me. I know people who originate content and blog for pleasure which is consumed for work. That seems to be a better fit.
I agree with much of the sentiment here. You can diarise, a zettelkasten isn't a bad place to be. Inviting readership constructs a binding, a contract writer to reader. It's building commitment: to produce, and to reflect on what readers say, and to correct honest mistakes and accept (some) criticism with good grace. Shame about the negging: George Megalogenis's blog had a byline up top of the comment pages "my blog, my rules" and you can't really object to that. Boring and abusive replies get chucked. Fair enough.