I started blogging (if you call it that) after I finished my MBA. What I learned during my MBA is that for someone like me to write well, I need to just write. The idea of blogging has always fascinated me. By the end of my MBA, the best writing program I ever took, I could pump out pages without problems. Now, it is problem.
In the process of moving content over, what I found out is that most content on the old blog, I am ambivalent about.
What helped me get started was a blog post by Matt Might:
**TL;DR – Matt Might’s “How to Blog as an Academic” (6 low-cost tips)**
Blog for free effort by turning routine academic work into posts:
Lecture → Post — Turn lecture notes/slides into blog articles.
Email/Answer → Post — Publish public replies (to Quora, email, forums) instead of private ones.
Repeated Advice → Post — Write once-and-link-forever answers to common questions.
Rants/Frustrations → Post — Vent diplomatically on blog instead of privately.
Code → Post — Share snippets/tools with explanations (improves your code too).
How I Solved X → Post — Document solutions so future-you never re-learns them.
Key mindset: Blogging should be a byproduct of normal work (teaching, advising, coding, learning), not extra time. Post irregularly, skip perfection/comments, stockpile drafts. Low effort → high leverage for outreach, teaching, brand, and personal reference.
My list includes:
Excuses:
No time – This in itself is an excuse
Choking – Sometimes it is just difficult to get going.
Topics coming up:
Health
Dieting
Exercise
Some male issues
Work
Oracle programming PL/SQL
Thoughts as a Community College worker
IT
- Oh boy, I have gone down the rabbit’s hole of home-based networking again. Not as bad as some but admitting a broken promise that I would not do that again.
Hobbies
Sailing
Biking
Hiking
Exploring Maritime Museums
Exploring
Bucket list (short list)
SB100 Gibraltar ride
Ride the California Mission Trails
Sprint Triathlon
Travel