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I have always wondered if blogging could be a way of getting out those side project ideas that I know I will never get around to.

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Anecdotally blogging has helped me finish and even expand side projects.

I usually have ~10 drafts of different posts and many of them are basically "project logs" that I transform into a post over days/weeks/months.

It's super handy to have a place to put everything. So I can make a dumb iOS app and just announce it on my blog, without having to think about landing pages, hosting etc etc. Just lowers the barrier

That is a good point. The admin of creating small projects is as much hassle as the project and often requires more maintenance. I have the site ready to go, I just need to get into the habit of doing it I think.

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