A blog that I follow suggested today that seminary students be required to blog every day. The thinking was that it would aid in helping the students codify and process the information they are learning.
While it makes a lot of sense, I think it is a bad idea. A big part of the thinking process, for me, at least, is reflection. For example, I saw a sign outside a church the other day that was quite thought provoking. At the time, I thought, "This is huge. I should blog about this." By the time I got home, however, I had thought through the statement from the sign about 10 different ways. The result was that I didn't have anything firm that I could say about it. So I didn't say anything.
I suppose the key here is how one views blogging. Maybe I'm a bit old fashioned, but I think if you write something down, it should be worth the time it takes to read it (which is a matter of opinion, of course). Thus, if you form an opinion in writing, you are at least somewhat bound to it. Many, however, view blogging as simply firing off a moment's thoughts, Twitter-style, and whatever statement you might make can be reversed or negated the next moment.
So what do you think? Should we be carefully crafting our thoughts and using a blog to benefit the world with our reasoned, calculated responses? Or should we be reacting moment by moment to the world and using our blog as a catalog of emotional responses? I think both have merits and disadvantages...
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I think it is always better to give the thought some time to ruminate in the brain. Then, as you say, if it has merit it will remain and be blog worthy, otherwise it was not worth the time to write and others time to read.
Now, I wonder what category this exchange fell it too.
I was thinking the same thing...it is easy to fire off opinions, but I think it takes some discipline to stop and ponder and decide on an issue (even if that issue is relatively insignificant...)
Thanks for your post, Kris. I actually think there is quite a responsibility when posting on a blog, particularly if you have a number of people reading or following the blog. The sphere of influence is potentially huge, and I know that (like you) I often have to 'save' a post and come back to it later on, rather than post it immediately, and often I amend or delete it altogether. That's where a loving wife is able to offer much needed critique!
Martin
PS - what did the sign say?
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