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title: "A place for notes"
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author: Yarmo Mackenbach
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slug: notes-section
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date: "2020-05-12 22:57:59"
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published: true
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`#100DaysToOffload >> 2020-05-12 >> 017/100`
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## The #100DaysToOffload challenge
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Participating in the #100DaysToOffload is fun and encourages to think less and do more when it comes to blogging. That last part both sounds good and bad.
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It's good because more content is actually published, it discourages one to keep a post in a "draft" status for an indeterminate amount of time and, well you know how that goes, the post never gets published. It teaches you a habit of working in a permanent cycle of thinking, writing, posting and moving on to the next cycle.
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But the drawback is two-fold. Content quality can be diminished. I have noticed I'm not always content with the phrasing of certain sentences. I also regularly get reminded that a post lacks certain disclaimers or counter-arguments to the main rationale.
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The other issue I'm currently facing is flooding. I see my personal website as having a professional utility as well: I'd like to point potential employers to my blog so that they can get a real sense of how I think and what I am good at. Administering a homelab, keeping DNS records, thinking about social structures on the internet, etc. I'd like for that "long-form" content not to be drowned out by waves of "short-form" posts because of a challenge.
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## The solution
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I considered tags and though I definitely need them, they are not the solution. The default view would still contain all the posts. Also, I'm not looking forward to making a RSS feed based on (excluding) tags.
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Inspired by [Kev](https://fosstodon.org/@kev) and a discussion with [Ali Murteza Yesil](https://fosstodon.org/@murtezayesil) (thanks again :D), I've decided to implement a [notes](/notes) section meant to contain all the short-form posts. Random thoughts go in the [notes](/notes), elaborate thoughts go in the [blog](/blog). A separate RSS feed will be implemented very soon. A note could also be a link to a blog post.
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## Continuing the challenge
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I will continue the challenge with posts being either a blog post or a note. I will, however, refrain from posting every day. Some days are devoid of post-worthy thoughts, some days do not allow for proper writing time. I will not write notes in advance, that defeats the purpose of the challenge.
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I'm already noticing benefits from participating: I take more time to write, I post more and that leads to me having more interesting discussions. I am thankful for its existence but will also adapt my participation to my lifestyle and schedule. |