Comment by elric
I often write blog posts only to never publish them because they served their purpose (and I'm too lazy to edit them until they make for a nice read).
I often write blog posts only to never publish them because they served their purpose (and I'm too lazy to edit them until they make for a nice read).
I don’t think the original comment you’re replying to was about productivity. I agree with the original comment - 99% of what I write is for the purpose of making sense of things. They aren’t for external consumption, and never will be. Writing for oneself is entirely different than writing for others
Also the perceived need of (not) being useful. I don't feel the need to have all my stuff out there. That's as true for many of my unpublished blog posts as it is for many of my unreleased projects.
The world doesn't need another sudoku solver, and I don't think mine is any better than the thousands already out there. The same is true for my unpublished rants or my unpublished howtos.
My number one productivity tip for blogging is to lower your standards. Don't hold onto a piece until you think it's good enough - always publish when you know that there are improvements you could still make.
The alternative is a folder full of drafts and never publishing anything at all.
With the exception of egregious errors none of your readers will ever know how much better your piece of writing could have been.