Why do I write a blog


I believe the most beautiful and elegant answer to this question is from Churchill. "On a peaceful afternoon, I sit at my desk on which there are only a pen and scores of white papers; I write. And this is the most beautiful thing in this world [1]." And, to be pragmatic, there are many advantages by writing a blog.

To write is to think better [3, 6].
Exhibit oneself
Practice writing skills [2]
Other reasons in these three articles from Weipeng Liu [3]
Write down one's beliefs and values [4]. Build the value hierarchy.
After one has read many books, he wants to write. The inspiration is from [5], a blog of an art professor.
It is easier to share with friends about articles, books, movies, and thoughts, like what she does [5].
In our blood, we want to receive the acceptance, agreement from others. And we want to be corrected by others [13]. Just like the academia, when a researcher finds a great principle, he wants to share with his peers, or to be more general, with other human-beings.
To publish a book one day, just like what they and others did [7, 8, 11].
I want to write a fiction one day. I want to use the good expressions used in these books [10].
Technical blog. To help others avoid pits (potential detours) [9].
To keep interest dairies, e.g. about clarinet, tennis, hiking, etc. [12].

Sometimes I really don't want to write and just want to waste my time doing easy things.
But after I read some books (especially [6]), I come back again to want to write. And after I did it, I appreciated that I did it.

Postscript (P.S.): The principle of the content of the writing: Only write the content that is useful to you and your potential readers [3].

P.S. No. 2: Recommended blog and personal web:
1 Xiaolai Li
2 Weipeng Liu
3 Junbo Zhao's micro blog
4 An art professor. https://www.douban.com/people/malingcat/
5 Brother vczh. http://www.cppblog.com/vczh/. [9]
6 Junbo Zhao. An EE professor.
7 Yi Wang, Tsinghua University
8 Fei-fei Li
9 Daniel M. Kammen. A professor with UC Berkeley.
10 Ke Wang, a computer science professor.
11 Philip Guo
12 Xuesen Qian: The Letters
13 The Albert Einstein Collection Volume One: Essays in Humanism, The Theory of Relativity, and The World As I See It
14 -
15 [7] Give you a bullet. A Cambridge professor.
 

Reference

[1] The Joys of Writing. Churchill
[2] A high school exam paradigmatic article
[3] Weipeng Liu. Dark Time.
[4] Junbo Zhao's micro blog.
[5] An art professor. https://www.douban.com/people/malingcat/
[6] Treat the time as a friend.
[7] Give you a bullet. A Cambridge professor.
[8] Bill Clinton's saying
[9] Brother vczh. http://www.cppblog.com/vczh/; and www.hysteriz.com
[10] Weidong Hou's notes in Chinese officialdom (a fiction) and Kane and Abel (a fiction)
[11] Philip Guo. Ph.D. Grind.
[12] Kenichi Ohmae. Off school — will play will be successful.
[13] A zhihu answer for the question: why do you write an answer in zhihu.com?

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