---
title: "Less Instagram, More Blog"
description: Resolving, yet again, to blog more and social media less.
date: 2023-12-27T08:56:44-07:00
categories: Meta
tags: [Writing, Resolutions, Habits]
---

I've been thinking the last few days about how to make use of my blog in 2024. I
made some vague noises in this general direction a few days ago in my [What
Should I Blog About?][what-to-blog-about] post too.

My vision since I started posting more here has been to use it as a place to
share all sorts of things: stuff I'm working on or thinking about; photos; and
stories from travel and life.

I often fall into a trap when I sit down to write something in which I feel like
I must first invent the Universe. The need to explain everything from first
principles seriously hampers my ability (and frankly, desire) to write anything.
I don't want to only post carefully thought out, highly edited and polished
pieces, though I certainly hope _some_ of my posts reach that bar. I hope to
also post quick notes and sketches of ideas. I've enjoyed reading some quicker
posts from {{< tess >}} and [Elaine][e] this past year, and I'd like to follow
their example.

{{< figures/youtube zSgiXGELjbc content-width >}}

I'm not setting myself a specific goal here. The idea is just "more" in a
certain general direction. I don't want to commit to a specific frequency or
quality. Instead, I'm hoping this post sets a foundation on which to build a
sustainable thinking-writing-sharing habit.

Thanks for coming along. :)

[what-to-blog-about]: {{< ref "what-to-blog-about" >}}
[e]: https://diplograph.net
