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There Must Be a Reason Why We Write
Ever since I started blogging people ask me why is it that I write. And one of the reasons I write is to answer frequent questions in a compelling form. Because of that, I decided I should share what motivates me to spend my time forming thoughts into coherent words.
To Share My Knowledge and Experience with Community
I might not be the wisest or the best-experienced person in the room, but I’ve seen things, and I’ve done things. Sometimes I succeeded, sometimes I failed, but I always tried to learn my lesson no matter the outcome. And during both my professional career (over ten years now) and my personal life (much longer) I gained some experience that might be worth sharing.
It is fascinating how what we usually take for granted might be a great epiphany to someone else. I would’ve never guessed that my article on tmux would gather over 8000 visitors. Not only that, some friends who read the article switched to using tmux and thanked me for the increase in productivity. Even if we think something’s obvious and not worth mentioning, it may reach people at the beginning of their career and help them realize their potential.
I believe that humanity benefits from exchanging ideas and sharing what we know. Experience backed by examples has a more significant impact than dry bullet points. I no longer want to take. I want to give as well. And what better way there is to share knowledge than through writing?
To Answer Frequent Questions
I like sharing good findings with others that may be interested in it. I used to do it directly, saying the same story to every person that asked (or not) for the advice. Recently, I noticed there are so many people interested in similar things. Unfortunately, answering case by case in detail might be a bit time-consuming.
So I borrowed the idea of 10x productivity. I thought that if I write about a topic, I can serve not one, but probably tens, and maybe even more people. All while investing the similar amount of time as talking to each one of them. This is what productivity is all about right? More effects in less time.
