I’ve always been clear to folks when I describe my blogging that I do this for a few reasons:

1. As a way to clarify my thoughts on a topic, usually before or after a difficult conversation on the topic
2. To rant about something that is on my mind without causing folks at work to start scurrying to address my ideas as requests for immediate action (has happened more than I would like to admit)
3. As a way to give back to the profession that has been so good to me
4. As a way to push the conversation in a direction and help further the profession.

While it is often good for 1+2, I don’t get enough comments and feedback to know about 3+4.

Additionally, my writing is often linked to my mental health and happiness at work. Miserable? I disappear for months. Feeling good about things? I write a ton.

I set myself a goal this month to write a little every day. The funny thing is, it didn’t move the needle in metrics at all.

I don’t have any comparisons, so I have no idea if this number of views is good. But seriously, a blog post I wrote 3 years ago (that needs to be cleaned up) is my most viewed post month after month.

I’m considering what to do after my little month-long experiment wraps up soon. No matter what, I think the blog’s public-thinking nature will continue. But I am asking myself, “Do I want more out of the blog?”