9 responses to “Less disclosure on this blog (it’s slowing me down)”
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That photo makes you look a bit like Ian Hislop!
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Er, thanks, “Paul”.
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Really interesting post Antony, I respect that you’re (re?)claiming this blog as you, as your own – the issues of disclosure/clients/agency working life etc. are ones that plague me frequently and have contributed to the strangulation of my little blogging monkey, too many moons ago. I think you’ve inspired me to get back on my digital soap box and rant and rave to everybody and nobody once again. No promises though, you know how it can be with a mojo ;)
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Spot on, Charles – and thanks.
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It’s a shame that it needs saying, in a way. I often tell journalists I’m training that “interesting” is the basic unit of blogging – that any post starts with you thinking “that’s interesting”.
It’s a sign of how many “forced blogs” – where people are actively looking for things to blog about – there are that this kind of statement is needed.
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Cross-commented (?) from Adam’s blog where he expanded on the comment above:
You’re absolutely right.
I was slightly embarrassed to have to post what I did, and I also concurred with Euan.
Some things in my head were getting in the way of blogging – an activity which has become really important to the way I process things, make sense of them, by talking out loud.
It was just something I needed to say, to articulate to give myself permission, as it were, to not self-censor.
I think actually its partly borne out of my background as a PR person, the training and habits that were all about controlling output in communications. Has that been signed off? Is that on message? What will the implications of saying that be on partners and other stakeholders. Blah, blah, blah.
Shaking those habits off, most of all when it comes to my own blog is something I need to do.
Perhaps it does say something about the state of blogging too, but for me it was all about how I felt and how I wanted to be thinking.
There: you ranted, I rambled.
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I agree, disclosure is less important as long as it’s clear your blog is a ‘personal outlet’.
What did someone say to you to pull a face like that? LOL
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I was Best Man at a wedding a couple of weeks ago and was a bit nervous…
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In response: “I’d buy that for a dollar”…
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