My brother has told me to start a blog, but it's taken me a while to see the benefit of doing it. I can see now why it is a good thing, and thought it worth posting the first blog to share why it is, mostly for those who are not bloggers for whatever reason, and also those who do blog and maybe see have new perspective.
First off, blogging is helpful for making sure you're learning something new and thinking through it on a deep level. Obviously you can do this without blogging, but it definitely keeps you accountable for learning, and thinking it through enough so that it could be seen by a worldwide audience (which is scary, now that I think about it).
Secondly, it trains you to communicate clearly in written words. We get a good amount of practice in speaking with our social networks, so building skills in that area is continually practiced. Writing is much different though. Many people don't write on their own (apart from school or work), especially not in a rational and coherent manner, so blogging is a good way to do this.
Thirdly, it is a good way to counter ideas that are clearly wrong. The best example of this is the media. If something is said that you know is not true, blogs are a good way to get the truth out there. It's not censured in the way that other mediums are today. Though I haven't read it completely, Hugh Hewitt talks about this more in his book called, "Blog."
One last thing is that it is a good way to interact with others and discuss ideas. Sure you can do this in conversation, but you can't refer back to it unless you record it or write everything down. It is also not readily available to the rest of the world.
This is pretty basic in reasoning, but arguably important reasons to consider blogging if you haven't started yet. Even if it's not scholarly in form or content (I couldn't claim that for myself!), it's good for the above mentioned reasons, along with other reasons that are probably out there.
First off, blogging is helpful for making sure you're learning something new and thinking through it on a deep level. Obviously you can do this without blogging, but it definitely keeps you accountable for learning, and thinking it through enough so that it could be seen by a worldwide audience (which is scary, now that I think about it).
Secondly, it trains you to communicate clearly in written words. We get a good amount of practice in speaking with our social networks, so building skills in that area is continually practiced. Writing is much different though. Many people don't write on their own (apart from school or work), especially not in a rational and coherent manner, so blogging is a good way to do this.
Thirdly, it is a good way to counter ideas that are clearly wrong. The best example of this is the media. If something is said that you know is not true, blogs are a good way to get the truth out there. It's not censured in the way that other mediums are today. Though I haven't read it completely, Hugh Hewitt talks about this more in his book called, "Blog."
One last thing is that it is a good way to interact with others and discuss ideas. Sure you can do this in conversation, but you can't refer back to it unless you record it or write everything down. It is also not readily available to the rest of the world.
This is pretty basic in reasoning, but arguably important reasons to consider blogging if you haven't started yet. Even if it's not scholarly in form or content (I couldn't claim that for myself!), it's good for the above mentioned reasons, along with other reasons that are probably out there.
