https://tomkealey.github.io/tags/journal/ Recent content in Journal on @tomkealey https://tomkealey.github.io/papermod-cover.png https://tomkealey.github.io/papermod-cover.png Hugo -- 0.148.2 en Fri, 08 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://tomkealey.github.io/posts/2028-08.08/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://tomkealey.github.io/posts/2028-08.08/ <p>I built a nice publishing pipeline&hellip; but also left a velvet rope in front of it; a quiet fear that if you publish something personal, imperfect, or experimental it might be judged.</p> <p><strong>Get over it.</strong> Some of the best writing on the internet is written as if nobody is reading, so</p> <ol> <li>Write posts in a way that <em>you</em> are the main audience. Date them so that they feel like journal entries.</li> <li>Publish &ldquo;small and unimportant&rdquo; on purpose &ndash; a paragraph, a note, a quote you like, a photo with one line of context.</li> <li>Looking &ldquo;smart&rdquo; online is boring. Looking <em>human</em> is memorable.</li> <li>Jot down one thing each day that is a &ldquo;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Storyworthy-Engage-Persuade-through-Storytelling/dp/1608685489">storyworthy</a>&rdquo; moments &ndash; odd encounters, tiny frustrations, small joy. You don&rsquo;t have to make them polished essays. Just write them down.</li> </ol> <p>Treat it like a habit. It&rsquo;s not about perfection, it&rsquo;s about consistency. Start small, start simple, and start now.</p>