Eric BaileyJan 6, 2023
Max Böck

Reminder that if you have a blog and also happen to be involved in web development - you are not limited to writing tech posts!

I really love when people write about music, pets, hobbies, DIY projects... Anything other than making rectangles appear on screens!

I want to do that more myself this year. Let's get personal! 💜

Jan 6, 2023 at 8:06pmWeb
Show threadFlorian EckerstorferJan 6, 2023
@mxbck My web development blog is now 90% not web development and I love it.
Show threadStefan Grund Jan 6, 2023
@mxbck Good resolution! I’ve been blogging for 20 years on January 13th, long before I studied or started a professional career in web development. Therefore my blog has almost never web dev content and I guess that’s one of the reasons why I kept doing it for all this time. But besides not limiting myself to a topic, I think the format is also very important: don’t just write long form content in your blog. Also do link posts, short posts or status posts!
Show threadTyler StickaJan 6, 2023
@mxbck It’s so intimidating to me revealing much about my personal life for some reason
Show threadMax BöckJan 6, 2023
@tylersticka I know, I've had that struggle too with "year in review" posts. But it doesn't have to be anything too personal, it could also just be a cool recipe or some woodworking project or something. Need to figure out the "what" for myself too.
Show threadTyler StickaJan 7, 2023
@mxbck I got over myself and did it! 😅 https://mastodon.social/@tylersticka/109650388185259462
Show threadCharles RoperJan 7, 2023

@tylersticka @mxbck Some really great feeds (via @gilest) that are great for the personal stuff. Inspiring.

https://gilest.org/some-great-feeds.html

gilest.org: Some great feeds

Show threadTim SeverienJan 6, 2023
@mxbck the post I'm most proud of is about mental health. It took me weeks to finish and I've cried at several points, but still very glad that I did. I think very few people actually read it, and even less made it to the end, but just writing it down helped me in so may ways. Now I intend to write more often about things we don’t talk enough about, both about webdev and not.
If you’re interested: https://timseverien.com/posts/2022-07-21-lessons-learned-from-burnout/
Lessons learned from burnout - Tim Severien

Burnout sucked! Let me tell you what it was like, and what I learned from it.

Tim Severien
Show threadMax BöckJan 6, 2023
@timsev thank you for writing that. I think it's especially hard to share stuff like this, but all the more important for others struggling with these issues. Love to see it.
Show threadlachlan slowly taming rustJan 7, 2023

@mxbck That's my approach on Birdsite/Fedi! I talk about software tech, software process, this cool food I made, 18XX board games, my guitar playing, politics, Terry Pratchett quotes etc

My favourite people to follow (blogs or microblogs) are those who are rounded, and do a variety of things. I get excited to see things I don't think about that other people are excited by.

Show threadJJJan 7, 2023
@mxbck Thanks for this. I wonder if it’s best to stick to 2-3 categories; otherwise, how to organize/ structure the blog if the posts are all over the place? Maybe a blog of random thoughts with related tags (and two main categories, professional and personal) 🤔