Reading a few posts from across different blogs, I was thinking about what I personally get from blogging. I've written around this on different occasions and from different angles but wanted to try to really quantify it.
I feel compelled to write, to share, and there is an intense satisfaction in doing so. The sharing is a secondary but essential aspect; while journalling is a rewarding process it doesn't fill the same emotional gap as writing in public – at least for me.
The joy I get from building and tweaking the site goes hand-in-hand with the writing, I've mentioned the almost 'performance ar... colinwalker.blog