Comments on: I’ve been doing a lot of cliffjumping recently. http://blog.melchua.com/2009/12/21/ive-been-doing-a-lot-of-cliffjumping-recently/ Braindumps on things Mel Chua has found shiny lately. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:28:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David N http://blog.melchua.com/2009/12/21/ive-been-doing-a-lot-of-cliffjumping-recently/comment-page-1/#comment-4003 David N Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:49:58 +0000 http://blog.melchua.com/2009/12/21/ive-been-doing-a-lot-of-cliffjumping-recently/#comment-4003 I'm typing in a little box right now because I left my RSS reader and came to your page. I didn't know what I wanted to say, but something in the way this was written made me want to come and respond to what you had to say. I think part of it is that there is a lot of value in this braindump format. It might not be as pretty to read as a nice, coherent essay, but at least for me, the questions that you're asking yourself in it make me ask questions to myself. One of my favorite blogs to read is that on marketer Seth Godin. The way it's written makes it seem like he's just putting down whatever came to mind that morning, but the simple and thought-provoking raw ideas in there are a starting point for questioning, for discussion, and for generating excitement. So even if the post quality isn't as great as you want it to be, thank you for gathering up the courage to hit publish on all the things you write. I know I enjoy reading them, and it makes me want to write things myself. Which is why I'm here typing in this little box. (You know, when I started this, I thought I didn't really have anything to say and I was about to close the tab without writing anything. The first word is always the hardest, isn't it?) I’m typing in a little box right now because I left my RSS reader and came to your page. I didn’t know what I wanted to say, but something in the way this was written made me want to come and respond to what you had to say.

I think part of it is that there is a lot of value in this braindump format. It might not be as pretty to read as a nice, coherent essay, but at least for me, the questions that you’re asking yourself in it make me ask questions to myself.

One of my favorite blogs to read is that on marketer Seth Godin. The way it’s written makes it seem like he’s just putting down whatever came to mind that morning, but the simple and thought-provoking raw ideas in there are a starting point for questioning, for discussion, and for generating excitement.

So even if the post quality isn’t as great as you want it to be, thank you for gathering up the courage to hit publish on all the things you write. I know I enjoy reading them, and it makes me want to write things myself. Which is why I’m here typing in this little box.

(You know, when I started this, I thought I didn’t really have anything to say and I was about to close the tab without writing anything. The first word is always the hardest, isn’t it?)

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