Ask HN: How to turn off my desire to be seen?

Re:Ask HN: How to turn off my desire to be seen? by saimiam on Friday September 22, 2017 @07:39AM (#15311203)

I appreciate the answer but I want to point out that I'd rather just write because I enjoy writing, not in the hope of finding an audience. My frustration is that I don't find writing intrinsically rewarding.

I think that can come about if I write a deeply felt blogpost whose very existence touches something fundamental in me.

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Re:Ask HN: How to turn off my desire to be seen? by Mz on Friday September 22, 2017 @03:43PM (#15315137)

I do a lot of blogging. For me, it works best to find an intrinsic motivator. (But do always keep in mind that it is posted publicly. Writing for yourself in public is an interesting challenge.)

My most successful blog started as a means to keep track of information for myself. I abandoned it for a time, but it was getting organic traffic. I resumed developing it.

Blog is short for Web Log. Blogs began as personal journals or diaries that were publicly shared. If you want to track certain kinds of information for yourself, like a food journal in support of pursuing healthier eating, that can have intrinsic value without an audience. If it attracts an audience, cool. But it does not require one to be valuable to you.

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