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Academic blogging: why still bother?

2 thoughts on “Academic blogging: why still bother?”

  1. I really think that blogging for KM is the long-term, consistent benefit of blogging. Unless you’re an A-lister, there are few other benefits other than meeting some interesting people. Both Seb & Stephen could be considered to be A listers, but even that was obviously not enough. Perhaps it’s an easier justification for me as a freelancer – who else would I talk to?

  2. Like with anything else, do it only if you enjoy it regardless of the consequences. I find that it is easier for me to blog when I am not worried about the impact of what I am saying, whether someone will care about it, whether the quality of my blogging compares to some other bloggers, etc.

    I think that those who try it and then cut back feel that they don’t enjoy it as much: the potential benefits that you list are only an epsilon in the grand scheme of things.