The challenge for me has always been writing directly onto the computer screen in a timely manner as opposed to scribbling ideas in a notebook and transferring them all over at a later date. I suppose it’s the fear of ‘going live’ that keeps me pen and paper bound.
Convenience would also be another excuse. I carry the book everywhere so that I can jot things down in my spare time. I don’t have that same luxury with my computer.
However, experience has shown me that writing directly into the blog saves time. Obviously it’s a one-step process. If I write in the notebook and then transfer, I’m doubling my work. Even when I use Word to create, I lose time in the transfer because Word and WordPress speak different languages causing a coding nightmare from time to time.
One great advantage I have found with blogging directly is my connection to you, the reader. When I write on paper, I write for myself but while blogging I’m speaking directly to you. My work with DLG 8 Psychology and Phenomenology has made me realize that this connection is why I blog in the first place. Blogging isn’t just creation using software; it’s my connection to other people who will read my words.
In order to maintain this connection, I need to keep blogging until it becomes second nature. So today I begin anew . . . . with a reflection of all the past units we have covered for it’s only by looking at where I’ve been that I can determine where I’m headed. Let the journey begin.