Still Here
The last couple of days have been interesting.
Not long ago, I was on a very productive streak. When I’m focused, I tend to go all in, and sometimes I push myself too hard. Eventually, I burn out. That’s the only way I can describe it. I’m still not sure what exactly happened, but I lost my momentum and haven’t fully regained it. My guess is that I still haven’t learned where my limits are, so recovering from those intense work sessions takes longer than it should.
Tonight, as I was about to go to bed, I realized I hadn’t done my usual routine — journaling and writing a blog post.
I’ve created a simple workflow for blogging. I record a voice note, let my phone transcribe it, and then use AI to simplify the text. I tend to use too many words when I speak, but I want my blog posts to stay short and easy to read.
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Instead of calling it a night, I decided to write a quick post just to keep the streak alive. Blogging doesn’t have to be complicated. It only takes a few minutes, so I don’t really have an excuse not to post every day — or even multiple times a day.
That got me thinking about the platform I’m using. I’m currently writing on Medium, but the free plan limits how many posts you can publish in a 24-hour period. Since I don’t plan on paying for a subscription, I think it’s time to move on.
I really like Medium’s clean interface and its seamless Unsplash integration for adding images, but I think this chapter is coming to an end.
My plan is to research a couple of other blogging platforms and see if they better fit what I’m looking for. If I can’t find one I like, I’ll probably use AI to help me build my own blogging platform and host it myself. Hosting isn’t too expensive. I’d also be happy to use WordPress, but I want to explore my options first.
That’s it for tonight. Hopefully, I keep the streak going.
Good night.
