Friday, October 28, 2011

Changing the Way I Blog

I am changing the way I blog. Up until now, I’ve worked and worked on posts and, never finished them. They would get longer and longer (too long) and most importantly, never get finished. Then there are those frequent times when I would change my mind and have to scratch the whole thing and start over. My previous post was almost two years ago.

Now I will publish in pieces. Instead of waiting to publish a finished product, I’m going to let you in on my thought processes. I’ll first post an outline and summary. Then I’ll post a separate entry for each thought. If I change my mind about something, I’ll just rewrite and repost. Incidentally, I’ll also draw attention to the fact that I changed my mind. It is possible, even for someone as highly-evolved and refined as me, to learn something new or consider a different or new perspective, and allow your mind to change.

Keep in mind that such madness does require and open mind as well as the willingness to listen to and research other perspectives. I realize that’s not for everyone, but it has resulted in drastic improvements in my own well-being. I recommend that everyone at least give it a shot.

But I digress. Something I do not intend to change about the way I blog.

This is based on advice from Steve Jobs, Seth Godin and Jon Acuff.

Jon Acuff said, “80% perfect and published will always change more hearts than 100% perfect and stuck in your head.” This is especially true, since most of my ideas are closer to 70% perfect in my head.

Seth Godin says in his book Linchpin, “Not shipping on behalf of your goal of changing the world is often a symptom of the resistance. Call its bluff, ship always, and then change the world.”

Steve Jobs said, “Real artists ship.”

That’s deep.

I will no longer let those ideas rot inside my head. I’ll let them out into the sun, give them some water and see if they grow.

[I am publishing this one now, then coming back to add hyperlinks. Not a bad start.]