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I'm starting to write TILs (Today I Learned). At the beginning of the day, I open up a markdown post, then proceed to write whatever I'm learning that day. It's
by dhruvkar 9y ago
I'm starting to write TILs (Today I Learned). At the beginning of the day, I open up a markdown post, then proceed to write whatever I'm learning that day. It's not very polished or finished, but I publish it on my site at the end of the day.
I've tried writing blog posts before, but there was too much friction, as I was trying to write for a fictitious audience.
TILs help me write for a specific audience - me.
- skewart 9y agoI really like this idea. It looks like you just started the other day, but I hope you keep it up. I can see two aspects to this habit. One, it functions as a kind of journal of work that would be useful to look back on in the future when you're trying to put together the highlights of what you've worked on over the last few years. Beyond that you'll probably write about a lot of stuff that other people would find useful. Though it might be hard for people to sift through and find. If you made sure your content was easily searchable I bet a lot of people would really appreciate it.
- dhruvkar 9y agoGood points. I definitely think of it as a journal of work. Making it highly searchable would make it more useful for me as well as anyone visiting.