DrHogie.Com A blog about me. Whoever that is.

Why am I doing this?

I was trying to think of a topic for a post tonight, and I started thinking about why I'm attempting this "Blog 365" deal. I've had this domain for years now. I've had a blog in the past but rarely posted on it. Lately though, I've had this urge to start the blog again. I think the main reason is because having to get my thoughts onto a screen/paper forces me to slow down and think about it. I have a lot of issues with slowing down and taking my time -- so any practice I can get with it helps.

Another part of it I think are the different writer's websites I read every day. My favorite to read are a lot of the "Mac pundits": Gruber. Merlin. Shawn. Marco. Brooks. Hackett. These guys do a masterful job of writing and telling a story, or giving their opinion, writing a review, or just commenting on something outlandish. I'm nowhere near their level and probably won't ever get there. But there's a part of me that thinks I can. The only way I'll ever know whether or not I'm capable of it is to try. I might succeed . . or I might fail. I'm starting to learn there's nothing shameful about failure. There's shame in being so afraid to fail you never try. There's shame in learning nothing from your failure. But failure is one of life's greatest teaching tools. And so, I write.