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Author: pyratebeard <root@pyratebeard.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 10:50:30 +0000
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-It is a year to the day [since I started](20220101-absolute_git.html){target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"} the "[100DaysToOffload](https://100daystooffload.com/){target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"}" challenge.
+It is a year to the day [since I started](20220101-absolute_git.html){target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"} the [100DaysToOffload](https://100daystooffload.com/){target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"} challenge.
The idea of the challenge is to publish one hundred blog posts in a year. For those that have been keeping track I managed just over half the requirement, publishing entry [number fifty-five](20221226-tty_twister.html){target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"} on the 26th December.
-From the very start I knew that publishing one hundred entries would be a lot of work but I was motivated and prepared to give it a shot. I made a list of as many ideas for entries as I could and with my creative juices flowing started writing everyday. Most of my writing has actually been on my phone, a lot of the early ones were written while holding my sleeping infant daughter.
+From the very start I knew that publishing one hundred entries would be a lot of work but I was motivated and prepared to give it a shot. I made a list of as many ideas as I could and with my creative juices flowing started writing everyday. Most of my writing has been on my phone, a lot of the early ones were written while holding my sleeping infant daughter.
Let us take a look at the distribution of entries over the last year
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As you can see I started off the year strong. Twenty four entries in the first two months. That is almost half my final number published already.
-March was a bad month. I caught Covid-19 and was ill for about two weeks. For a couple of months after I also felt exhausted all the time, although having a one year old to look after did not help this. Due to this I stopped writing every day and this in turn stalled my motivation and even my creativity.
+March was a bad month. I caught Covid-19 and was ill for about two weeks. For a couple of months after I also felt exhausted all the time, although having a one year old to look after did not help. Due to this I stopped writing every day, which in turn stalled my motivation and even my creativity.
The summer was a blur of work and parenting, barely getting a single entry published for a few of the months. Around this time I had also developed some rules on my writing. I had been drafting posts when I thought of what to write, but if a draft remained untouched for a few weeks, or I couldn't find the words, then it was forgotten. A number of the ideas I had on my list were either started as a draft or ignored if I couldn't think of how to expand on the premise.
My entries are also quite short on average. I have been told by some readers that they like this. Even my most lengthy entries can be read in 10 to 15 minutes. I try to develop my drafts in one or two sittings. If I can write a whole entry in half an hour then it will probably get published.
-This mindset has helped me to pick up the publishing a bit more near the end of the year, not back to twelve a month though!
+Using that mindset has helped me to pick up the publishing a bit more near the end of the year to a comfortable rate.
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+A lot of the shorter entries were written at the beginning of the year but I quickly used up that backlog attempting to stick to publishing every two to three days. By the end of the year a was writing as and when the ideas came along. Either something new I was working on, or I had fleshed out an idea enough to start writing.
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+Considering between 2016 and 2021 I had only managed sixteen entries, I would say fifty-five in 2022 was a success. It has certainly got me into the habit of writing more and not only trying to write about technology. My [forged in metal](20220223-forged_in_metal.html){target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"} entry was one of the most enjoyable to write.
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+Looking forward I won't be attempting the 100DaysToOffload challenge again (for now) but will continue writing when I can. A few entries a month seems to be a sustainable rate for me at the moment.
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+There are no analytics on this site (by design) so I have no idea how many people visit and read, but if you are one of them then Thank You. I hope you have enjoyed some of my ramblings.
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+As always, if you would like to get in touch my contact details can be found on my [home page](https://pyratebeard.net){target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"}. Comments and suggestions are always welcome.
