title: Ned Batchelder: 2500
url: https://nedbatchelder.com//blog/202006/2500.html
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<p>This is the 2500th post on this blog. That&#8217;s a lot of writing. I estimate
this site has about 480,000 words in total, enough for five books.</p><p>I&#8217;ve been writing here for more than 18 years.  The pace is different than
when I started: last year I wrote <a href="//nedbatchelder.com/blog/archive/year2019.html">33
posts</a>.  Compare that to 2003, when I wrote more than ten times as many:
<a href="//nedbatchelder.com/blog/archive/year2003.html">441 posts</a>!
<a href="https://twitter.com/nedbat" rel="external noopener">Twitter</a> has siphoned off some of the
short-post energy, but also interests shift over time.</p><p>Writing is a good way to understand things, and to learn things.  People
mostly think of writing as a way to teach and explain, and I am glad when my
posts can do that. But I also really value the feedback loop of learning as I
explain, and the deeper understanding I find when I teach.</p><p>Here&#8217;s a common piece of advice from people who create things: to make better
things, make more things.  Not only does it give you constant practice at making
things, but it gives you more chances at lucking into making a good thing.</p><p>These days I set myself a goal of writing two posts a month. I find the goal
helpful.  It prods me to dig for topics.  Some will be duds, but sometimes an
apparently boring idea will turn out well.</p><p>I can&#8217;t promise everything (or anything!) will be interesting or insightful.
But I&#8217;ll keep writing here.  Thanks for reading.</p>