What’s the point of Instagram?

Some years ago I created an Instagram account to supplement my lifestyle blog. It was meant to be a place to share photos and tidbits from my blog posts alongside attracting new readers. However, I quickly became focused on hashtags and the number of likes and followers. Overall, I spent more time consuming other peoples … Continue reading What’s the point of Instagram? →

Not quite like riding a bike

Daily blogging gets easier the more you do it. But once you take a break it's hard to get back into. The writing part is easy but it's not so easy to write something that feels valuable or useful. It requires you to think and be thoughtful and considerate of the reader. Even if it's … Continue reading Not quite like riding a bike →

Something worth writing about vs something worth sharing

Making the commitment to write and post often means it's easy for the lines to get blurred. Unlike with a weekly blog, it becomes harder to sift through the good and the bad because the aim is just to post. Furthermore, it becomes harder to make a distinction between what is and isn't worth sharing … Continue reading Something worth writing about vs something worth sharing →

What I’ve missed about blogging

I find great joy in introspection. I naturally reflect and I think a lot. Having a place to organise my thoughts ideas into something coherent and potentially interesting or beneficial is invaluable. It's not like a journal because it's public and therefore intentional. Each time I click publish, I'm saying 'Hi I'm Gemm and these … Continue reading What I’ve missed about blogging →

Fear of bad ideas

You may come to find that the less you write, the higher the stakes apparently become. It suddenly seems a lot more important that each piece is good to some degree. But the truth is that it doesn't actually matter, there are no stakes and there are no consequences. A blog post that isn't the … Continue reading Fear of bad ideas →

Using ChatGPT to write your blog posts

I can't see myself using ChatGPT to write my blog posts because it removes the joy of writing. This blog is something I do for fun, I'm not so keen for the end result that I feel the need to skip the parts that come in between. I write because I like the process of … Continue reading Using ChatGPT to write your blog posts →

Worth looking back on

This morning, for the first time in perhaps close to a year, I read Seths Blog. I discovered that he had a new book coming out soon called The Song of Significance. I was reminded of what it was like when I first read Seths blog over a decade ago. I then got thinking about … Continue reading Worth looking back on →

There are more than two options

A few weeks ago I was inspired by a reader to stick with this blog once the year comes to a close. I realised that it would be perfectly fine to just keep this blog and post less, it didn't have to be a choice between posting really often or not at all. I also … Continue reading There are more than two options →

4 Things that might be better than social media

This year I've found myself losing interest in social media. Sometimes social media feels like standing in a crowded room where everyone is shouting and you're searching for something but don't really know what you're looking for. Our time is precious and so rather than spending 15 minutes scrolling twitter reading tweets that you don't … Continue reading 4 Things that might be better than social media →