Who needs a blog?
Published by Jedi March 13th, 2007 in General, ThoughtsI started blogging in earnest about a couple of years ago, maybe less. It was something relatively new back then and somehow tempting. I’m not really sure why I did it. Perhaps I was just “going with the flow” or maybe out of curiosity. Perhaps I really liked how someone had expressed their ideas and feelings or loved some crazy ramblings and wanted to pen down my own. Maybe, and most likely, I just did it because I had nothing better to do.
Either way one thing was for sure. I wasn’t going to use blogging as a means to conquer the world, be extremely popular and reach audiences far and wide! I couldn’t care less. Yes, it would be nice if a few people, including my friends read it, but that wasn’t a precondition either. My partner in crime Supremus would say “Blogging is like screaming at a blank wall”. For the most part I agree, although that didn’t affect me much. As far as I am concerned, I myself am that blank wall!
Yes, the first and foremost reason I blogged was for myself. Partly to pen down whatever I was thinking at a particular point in time, partly to keep an electronic diary of sorts, partly just goofing around.. Somewhere along the way, a few people started reading it and allegedly liking it. Great, thats a bonus. However, somewhere along the way it started getting a bit tedious as well. Like so many things in life that I have left mid way: music, sports, other hobbies.. I was thinking of abandoning this as well. But something prevented me. I kinda liked the fact that my blog was a written account of what was happening in my life at a given point in time and I could come back to it say in 5 years time and read those posts again. Isn’t that wonderful? Yes it is, I thought.
Mainly because of the above thought, followed a period when I became over enthusiastic. Like covering the whole of the football world cup. All 64 matches. This was a time when I blogged like a beaver. In time I thought, I’ll come back to these posts and reread them. I truly treasure them because of this. By the way, I’m probably one of the few people who finds his own posts funny and interesting. I have read some of them quite a few times *stupid grin* How self indulgent could you be? On a serious note, interesting for others or not, they have to be for me. Remember, I blog for myself. Therefore, I have to please the most important reader of my blog - me!
Anyway, self indulgent thoughts aside, lets come back to the main point. Lately I haven’t blogged much. Ok I was busy, out of the country, busy with work so on and so forth. That still is no excuse for not blogging for months. How long does it take to write a few lines? Suddenly the thought that “I won’t be blogging all my life, and its nice to write something now, which would be a treasured memory for me in future” doesnt seem compelling enough. It brings me back to the question. Why do I need a blog? I say to myself “Well, there’s no pressure. I started a blog just for the heck of it. So why not just keep doing it like I used to” Yes, maybe thats true, but the point is: If its not really necessary, then why do it in the first place? Why invent reasons to do it? “Oh, I dont want to leave it like I have left everything else midway”. Sorry, thats not a reason. “Its nice to maintain some account of your life” Bad reason. a) blogs are not really for that b) if you want to keep a diary keep a private diary. Why advertise it to the world? “Oh its nice to share what I think” Really? When was the last time you had something incredibly enlightening to share with people?
The bottom line is I blog for no particular reason. And when that happens sooner or later the question arises “Do I really need to?” At the moment, I dont really have an answer. However, it increasingly looks like there’s NO strong enough reason for me to continue.
jEDI
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Dare you stop blogging :P. I demand that you keep this space alive and kicking.
Seriously I have the same viewpoint as yours - I am not blogging to change the world or get my voice out or whatever crap that it is. But I do keep blogging inane stuff, just because I want to. I am almost sure that I would probably be blogging a lot lot less was I hoooked and busy
S
huh? What about your female fan following?!
On a serious note, HUH?
I have read some of them quite a few times *stupid grin* How self indulgent could you be? On a serious note, interesting for others or not, they have to be for me. Remember, I blog for myself. Therefore, I have to please the most important reader of my blog - me!
Welcome to the club. I do the same.. whether for inspiration, or for simple TP..
And I get you on the whole motivation thing. Am currently suffering from the same. And don’t really have anything to write about. I’m dallying too..
Err…seems like that some times, doesn’t it? When theres absolutely NOTHING happening in life, you have nothing to write and then you wonder why you have the blog if you dont update it.
My motivation was to initially to check out the thing that had struck the world and being the retro-freak that I am, had left me far behind. Slowly I realized that its a great way to give an outlet to your thoughts and opinions when you have nobody to listen to them.
When there IS something happening in life and you want to speak about it but no one’s interested. What do you do? You blog about it. Whether anyone reads it or not is not important. Your BLOG is an avid listener. It will listen to all those things which no one else wants to. Maybe its the dustbin where you throw all the half-formed plans and documents. Maybe its the agony aunt, maybe its just a passerby whom you want to whack on the head to vent your fury on the boss who’s just abused you in front of the whole office !
Whatever a blog is, I understand that even I might not be able to keep it updated eternally but yes, whenever a thought crosses my mind and I have no one to share it with, it will show up on the blog as a shiny new post !
-PeAcE
–WiTh
—GuNs
Seriously your post gave me a headache. Do I blog? Do I stop? Why do I blog? Is there a reason? No! So Do I stop? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr………..
Don’t know if my opinion matters but I will give it anyway. DON’T STOP BLOGGING. You may be surprised but it’s true, apart from you other people also enjoy your posts. They aren’t usually so confusing instead they r quirky and funny and interesting, like you. So continue to write.
#Suyog: Supremus demands, Jedi obliges. Trouble is I didn’t even feel like writing that inane stuff.. Oh well.. maybe its a phase. I think it’ll pass.
#Nirwa: Female fans? Woah! When did that happen?
#SEV: I could see from your latest post that you were coming to a standstill just like me. Nice blog by the way. Hope to see you around more often! We’ll get through this, I’m positive!
#GuNs: You put it nicely. Thats the right attitude. Its the opposite in my case though. If there’s a lot happening in my life blogging sometimes takes a back seat. Either way, I’m not giving up on this one so easily.
#SS: Want some aspirin?
Your opinion does matter and I hold it dear.
jedi
The ubiquitous busy-blogger’s dilemma! Write for us matee. Your loyal (okay sometimes disastrously late and lazy but still loyal LOL) Exactly like how you’ve been writing till now.. A Jedi post is like a “thing of beauty”. Which, is like you know, joy forever.
I’ve supersaturated this phrase by using it again and again in my comments for your posts, but what the heck, “ditto my thoughts”!!
@Karan: hehe Thanks mate! Looks like the phase is over. Lets hope it stays that way!
Noooooooooooooo!! U cant stop blogging!! Are u kidding?? Urs is one of the only blogs I actually enjoy reading!! Dont dare stop!!
Hehe but i know what u mean u know…when I dont blog for months I feel like there’s a pressure on me to go on…its strange, its not like someone’s keeping a track of what i write…heck, its surprising when anyone actually reads it :p!!
But one thing’s for sure…once u’re into this blogging mania..u’re in it forever..whether u want it or not..there’s always a back of the mind thought to return..its a good feeling at times
Anyway, Keep Writing!
luv,
Neha