I love this and can completely relate. When I first started blogging, I wrote all kinds of little dumb stories about my life, and I found a great sense of connection with strangers all over the world as a result. At some point, when my professional colleagues started finding my blog, I felt like I needed to write more serious content, and I started penning posts that were more of how to guides on productivity, the airline industry, and all the other things I like to focus on in my personal time. It was nowhere near as authentic, even though I love that stuff too. Now, I write a lot more infrequently, but I feel like my posts have to be more substantive than they once were. I miss the blogging days of 10 to 15 years ago, when everyone shared the smaller things! (And as I'm currently in the midst of Charles Duhigg's fantastic new book, Supercommunicators, which makes a big point about strong communication being when you're sharing your hopes and dreams, I would argue that the little things brought us closer together.) I say, bring back the lighter side of blogging!
I love this and can completely relate. When I first started blogging, I wrote all kinds of little dumb stories about my life, and I found a great sense of connection with strangers all over the world as a result. At some point, when my professional colleagues started finding my blog, I felt like I needed to write more serious content, and I started penning posts that were more of how to guides on productivity, the airline industry, and all the other things I like to focus on in my personal time. It was nowhere near as authentic, even though I love that stuff too. Now, I write a lot more infrequently, but I feel like my posts have to be more substantive than they once were. I miss the blogging days of 10 to 15 years ago, when everyone shared the smaller things! (And as I'm currently in the midst of Charles Duhigg's fantastic new book, Supercommunicators, which makes a big point about strong communication being when you're sharing your hopes and dreams, I would argue that the little things brought us closer together.) I say, bring back the lighter side of blogging!