@b0rk one thing I wish I could read more about is "times from idea to first draft to post" for technical bloggers that I follow (such as yourself).

I realize that it is different for everyone and it depends on many factors (complexity of content, etc.) and it will decrease with time (holding other factors constant), but I think it would help just as grounding.

I often worry I am spending way too much time on drafts that eventually don't get published.

Any thoughts/data points to add?

@mc i think about it more in terms of "number of edits" than “time from first draft”. usually I edit posts either 0 times (sit down, write, publish, done), or 1 time (write a draft, let it sit, edit once, publish)

I think I'm most likely to do 0 edits if it's less than 1000 words, longer posts take more time in general. For example this one is 4000 words and took lots of edits, maybe 5 or 6 https://jvns.ca/blog/confusing-explanations/

@b0rk Thanks, this is helpful! A while ago I found a few other meta-posts by some writers about their typical timelines. I'll try to locate it again.

I that many of your points resonate with me. I tend to get bogged down by things I want to include in a post. The way I get around this is to set a word limit, allow myself to go over it until I am happy, and then cut back down.

But the bigger issue is that I don't even get started on posts because I think other would find it boring or trivial.