Every time I've made a blog, I write like four posts, I run out of ideas, and then it just lays dormant for forever. I think the problem is that I don't really have enough interesting things to say.
I've thought about making a very basic "About Me" website to house my resume and the like, but after a certain point I feel like it's not where I want to dedicate a lot of my time. I like public speaking, but that's usually one topic that I've prepared for over the course of several months.
Do you record these talks? Maybe share those on your about me page.
Once you have a place (website) set up, you’ll start adding more things to it. As long as you editing it isn’t a grueling process. E.g. use an existing technology to keep things simple and focus on content.
> I don't really have enough interesting things to say
I doubt that. If I had to guess, you're worried about what people will think about what you write, like 99% of the people thinking about writing anything, myself included.
I mean, I don't know; I could never get into Twitter/Mastodon really, and that's considerably less effort than even writing a blog.
I never really saw the point of me publicly stating an opinion shared by the majority of people. I guess I post a lot on HN and I don't always have hot takes here, but generally I just feel like if my opinion is "basically the same as everyone else", then there's really not much for me to say about stuff. Also, I really don't think the internet needs another politics blog, so I'd have to limit it to Computer Science or Math or something; things that I actually have an earned opinion on.
Occasionally I'll have a "hot take" about software or something, but generally I don't think that they warrant an entire post, which is why I initially thought Twitter might be a good fit. I am afraid that I really am not that unique, and I think I'm pretty much ok with that.
That said, it might be good to have a website as a testing ground for research papers. A blog post could be a "public beta" or something for a paper I'm writing. Maybe I should actually do something with tombert.com again.
You could post your slides (and maybe even link a video) of after each talk. You could maintain a written version of your talk topics. Also, there is no minimum cadence you have to keep.
Yeah, I actually have the videos linked in my resume, but it appears that no one other than a few TeX enthusiasts realize that you can have hyperlinks in a PDF resume so I don't know if employers ever see them. A website could be a decent dumping ground for them, I suppose.
I've thought about making a very basic "About Me" website to house my resume and the like, but after a certain point I feel like it's not where I want to dedicate a lot of my time. I like public speaking, but that's usually one topic that I've prepared for over the course of several months.