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
Tag: Writing
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
The perfect time to start a Substack
They say there is no time like the present but sometimes right now is much too soon. These days Substacks are common, everyone is apparently returning to their love of long-form content. But when you take a closer look, you might begin to notice a trend. Turns out the perfect time to start a Substack … Continue reading The perfect time to start a Substack
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
Will ChatGPT make writing obsolete?
Over the past few months I have seen a growing conversation around the use of Artificial Intelligence, in particular ChatGPT. Wikipedia describes ChatGPT as an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched on November 30, 2022. It is notable for enabling users to refine and steer a conversation towards a desired length, format, style, level of detail, and language … Continue reading Will ChatGPT make writing obsolete?
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
Excited today and bored tomorrow
I consider myself to be an ideas person which is both exciting and frustrating. There is always some idea that I'm mentally working on, long before I even start to make it a physical reality. But there are are so many great ideas I've had that I've ended up putting aside or letting fizzle away … Continue reading Excited today and bored tomorrow
5 things to do instead of blogging
For the past year or so I've been thinking about other ways that I can create and share it with people outside of blogging. As someone that has been blogging for over a decade across various sites, I often think about the alternatives. What would would I do if I didn't blog? The internet gives … Continue reading 5 things to do instead of blogging
The Daily Gemm 