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- 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’s a lot of writing. I estimate
- this site has about 480,000 words in total, enough for five books.</p><p>I’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’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’t promise everything (or anything!) will be interesting or insightful.
- But I’ll keep writing here. Thanks for reading.</p>
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