As I’m writing more and more posts on here, I’m noticing that they vary in two major ways in my head:
- The quality of the post, as determined by length and effort that I put in. Some posts I’m quite proud of, while others are merely good enough.
- The confidence I have in the content of the post. Some posts I stand behind 100%, whereas others are ideas that I’m thinking through as I type.
Most posts fall into one of those groups, and some hit both. I would hope that I don’t publish anything that falls into neither of them. Here is how it looks in kind of an Eisenhower Matrix layout:
Box 1: We’re Learning Together
I’ve said repeatedly that this blog is a place for me to think out loud. There are some posts that I spend a decent amount of time thinking about and building, but it’s still a concept that I’m not super confident about. Those types of posts would fit into this box. Some examples include:
Box 2: My Favorite Posts
These are posts that I’m most proud of. I worked hard to put them together, and I’m confident about what I said. They include:
- Electric Cars are the New Digital Cameras
- Google Ranks Pages, Not Sites
- The Digital Efficiency Framework
- Getting Started with Roam Research
Box 3: Never Posted
Hopefully, none of my posts fall into this category. If I’m not confident about a subject, I at least want to take the time to really think through the idea.
Box 4: Short & Sweet
This is where a lot of my posts end up, and likely more over time. These are thoughts that I’m clear about, and I essentially just post a summary of my thoughts. They include:
- Don’t Break the Back Button
- Problems come from ignored complaints
- Facial recognition and encryption can’t be put back in the bottle
- Writing every day versus publishing every day
It’s an interesting lens through which to view my past writing, and most of my posts fit nicely into one of those boxes.
Am I missing any areas? How do you see your writings if you try to break them down like that?
