Writing

TL;DR - Writing helps you know what you think, organize your thoughts, and communicate effectively.

Why Write?

Writing brings many benefits but the primary ones are:

• Understanding - Helps you understand what you think and organize your thoughts
• Memory - Helps you remember your knowledge, both from re-review and having an artifact to reflect on
• Progress - Helps you build your ideas into new knowledge

Related: Why I write online as a Software Engineer

Why write publicly?

I've run a public blog since ~2012. I don't think you need to write publicly to get most of the benefits of writing but I do think it adds some extras.

• Can reference thoughts / writing via links - allowing your communications to be short and effective while providing depth to those interested
• Can build authority in your niche - useful to get opportunities
• Can provide a public showcase of your past work
• If you look at writing as teaching (conveying knowledge to someone else), it can also help you better understand the domain
• Can be energizing - once you start getting feedback / viewers, can be an accountability partner to keep going

Todos

• Add links to writing is knowing what you think and similar essays I like