Why I blog

About Blogging
Blogging really took off a couple of years ago as people started to write things down about there passion/ career/ life etc. One thing lead to another and as it spread now just about anyone writes to a blog from scientists noting down research for colleges to look at to a fisherman explaining different techniques and subjects on his topic. You don't need any skills to blog, the limits of the blog are the limits in your mind.

The Benefits
Stress relief I believe is the short term benefit, your mind thinking about what it wants to is very relaxing and is great to have the time to yourself to think about what you have done and what could be changed. This leads me onto the second point in this part, the ability to reflect and therefore see what could be better which then leads (hopefully) to a more positive outlook over a longer period of time and a more successful one at that. The last main benefit that I am aware of is what you are creating in the process which you can then look through years in the future and show others to learn from your experiences.

Why I blog
I started blogging for two reasons; to keep a record of my life so i can look back on these years later in life and secondly for fun. I never really liked English or reading and writing in school but I find blogging much more relaxed allowing me to get whatever is on my mind onto the screen. It also helps to build writing skills and if you have a big problem to think it through, if you blog with several friends then they can help and give advice in a more formal and thought out way (and vice versa). I will also be able to remember in much more detail what I actually did over the last year which will make my life feel more accomplished.

The main other purpose which relates to the second point is that blogging exercises my creative instincts, I can write about anything, I could make up a whole story or some other form of creative writing with out having that pressure that it has to be correct, as long as it sounds good to me then I'm happy.