At the beginning of the year, I decided to commit to writing a blog through the end of the year. My goal was to publish weekly, at a minimum, and primarily write about education, design, economics, and future predictions.
I fell short of my goal of weekly publishing, and almost lost interest after moving in October. After the move, I spent the time I previously dedicated to blogging in the kitchen, learning to sew (work in progress), or tinkering in the garage.
When blogging regularly, I wrote more about politics and current events than I anticipated I would. The writing quality and amount of preparation for each post varied greatly. Overall, I think the predictions I made were pretty good, I underestimated COVID, but could not have been more correct about Herman Miller.
Based on number of page views, I consider Sad Thoughts from a Happy Achievement my most underrated post, and a Few Dream Interviews as the most overrated.
My average post length was about 700 words, which broadly meets an average newspaper article length, but longer than my ideal. My writing style and grammatical accuracy did not improve throughout the year, but this blog accounted for almost all of my writing outside of my employment.
Overall, I’d give myself a B- for the year. Inconsistency and the number of discarded posts (started but not published) prevent a higher grade.
I haven’t decided if I will set goals to blog in 2021, but I am committed to blogging through January or until I find a more suitable creative outlet.
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