I've shifted my intent for this blog slightly, so I'm trying to get a post written and out every weekday, rather than M/W/F. I may regret this and dial it back down, but I'm finding the exercise extremely gainful, and that higher frequency supports rather than hampers this. Making it that level of routine helps enforce the purpose of the blog, which is get thoughts out of my head -- advancing them slightly, but without setting myself unreasonable standards of development and polish which stifle me [in this context].
I find that, pursuant to some of Matt Webb's 15 rules for blogging, capturing ideas immediately and then, when it's time to write, working on whichever one has the most currency/appeal to what I'm thinking about, is transformative. I generate ideas routinely and amply, so there's -- for now -- always a surplus. Following the path of the lightning towards whatever's most on mind also makes it so that it doesn't feel like particular effort or work -- just a matter of finding that small amount of time required to get the words out in the right order.
Anyway, since I can't set up email alerts or anything on my current blog setup, I thought I'd throw out a few ways you can keep on top of what I'm posting here, if you're so inclined.
1) Follow me on Twitter @mastergeorge. I've set it up to tweet out a new post whenever one goes live.
2) Plug https://www.georgelockett.com/shards?format=rss into your RSS reader
3) Use IFTT to set up your own email alerts from the RSS. Thanks to Olivia for figuring this one out. Here are her instructions:
- https://ifttt.com/
- I already had an account, but if you don't have one you need to create one. You get 5 free triggers before you have to upgrade.
- Using the 'Create' button, click 'Add' on IF THIS.
- Search the services for RSS and click on the orange RSS feed it'll bring up.
- Click 'New Feed Item'
- Add: https://www.georgelockett.com/shards?format=rss into the Feed URL box.
- Press 'Create trigger'
- This takes you to a page where you can then press 'Add' on 'Then that'.
- Search for 'Email', click on Email (rather than Email digest).
- Then click on 'Send me an Email'.
- You can just press 'Create Action' on the next page, or add something like 'George's Brain:' to the beginning of the 'Subject' section, so you're reminded where the feed is pulling from when you get the email. (Press 'Create Action'.)
- Then press 'Continue'.
- On 'Review and Finish' press Finish and you're done.