Some Life Lessons From Keeping a Blog for the Last Year

Being willing to look foolish is an important part of being happy. Me, in Ha Giang, Vietnam, April 2018

I realised in the writing of this post that all of the lessons I’ve reflected on here refer to results that have come not just from WRITING articles, but POSTING them in the public domain as well, as serious works with my real name attached.

The benefits of having a personal writing hobby are wonderful, and if you only ever want to keep it for yourself, for the…