Amen. I couldn’t agree more with Simon Willison:

You should start a blog. Having your own little corner of the internet is good for the soul!

But what should you write about?

It’s easy to get hung up on this. I’ve definitely felt the self-imposed pressure to only write something if it’s new, and unique, and feels like it’s never been said before. This is a mental trap that does nothing but hold you back.

Having a blog online and writing regular has led to more good things than anything else in my life. It’s not only a good way to force yourself to learn things and to write better but it’s the best way to discover new, weird and wonderful rabbit holes to go tumbling down.

All my vibe coding experiments, in one way or another have been the result of me having a blog. A blog is a momentum machine—it’ll always guarantee something new. It could ne discovering new things, new ways to frame things, new ways to understand things and perhaps most importantly new things to do.

While there’s always an urge to be performative with one’s blog and to seek attention, there’s an immense amount of fun to be had if you can resist that urge.

I discovered the post I’ve quoted above from a link in this post about link blogging, which is what this blog is.