Brain Dump

I’ve decided to spend this month trying something different with the blog.  There are a number of reasons behind this, but a lot of the impetus for actually doing this came out of a discussion I had with Mo Turkington back in July.

So, for the rest of the month I’m going to try an experiment.  If it works as well as I hope, it will likely result in a permanent format change.  What I’ll be doing is posting about a different topic each week (or two).  Every day I’ll write 150 to 300 words on that topic.  Each post will be short and focused.

There are a number of reasons for this:

1. I’m finding that it’s much easier to digest things in more, smaller chunks than in large posts.
2. I’m hoping that this will produce more discussion.  Rather than picking out a point or two from a large post, each post will be small enough that it only has a single point.  That way people can talk about very specific things.
3. It also provides more separate threads of discussion.  With more separate posts, there are more places to talk about things.
4. It makes me more nimble.  I can address a question about a topic more quickly.  As it stands I usually don’t come back to a topic that needs clarification for months.  This way, I’m hoping that if a question is posed on Tuesday, I can address it on Wednesday or Thursday.

So, that’s the plan.  Feel free to chime in here with support or opposition.  I’m curious to hear what you think.  Of course, you’re welcome to wait a few weeks before commenting, if you want to see this thing in action.

Thomas

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