Since I was never really sure myself, whenever I thought of a good reason to keep blogging I wrote it down. I have a pretty large collection now. Here’s a few.
- writing is exercise just like jogging is and yoga is
- i have a hard time coming up with topics of conversation. i am a total loser at parties. now i can slip away, break out my iPhone, go to the blog and remember what i blogged about last week. instant conversation topic. now i am even more of a loser at parties.
- people live at different tempos. mine is slow.
- its good practice at being imperfect.
- it sharpens my thinking all day long because i am always on the alert for interesting things to blog about
- procrastinating writing my novel (so far I have a title: Banana Seeds)
- To get gigs
There are lots more. I will post more later.
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February 2, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Mom
It has also made you a better listener.
February 2, 2010 at 7:16 pm
rd
dont know about writing exercise being a legit reason – im sure you get plenty of that already
but giving your mom a window into your thoughts would be a good one
February 2, 2010 at 9:00 pm
Mom
Yes it is really fun keeping up with what the heck my son is doing!
February 3, 2010 at 1:56 am
samson
C’mon Jeff! I don’t know how #2 can be true! Unless you were on your iPhone just before we picked you up for dinner…
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