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Tuesday, January 06, 2009

What I Didn’t Blog On Last Year

There’s nothing like starting the new year than with a clean slate. But what if there are things on the slate, what are you to do? Do you simply discard them and start new, or make them your new tasks for the year?

As I was working over the holidays to hit the ground running this week, I found a task in my to-do system where I had over 50 ideas for blog posts! As I scrolled through them, they were all great ideas. So what do I do – delete it and start fresh?

I have decided to keep the list around and use it when I lack inspiration. I may use them verbatim or as a catalyst for another idea. As they had some meaning at some point, there’s no reason why they are no longer valid. Right?

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Posted by Mike Maddaloni on 01/06 at 04:00 AM
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Keep them! It’s always great to have a source of ideas when you get stuck. Whether it’s words, or sketch book, etc. It’s very interesting and thought provoking to look back at.

Comment by Emily Brackett
on 01/06/09 at 10:03 AM
 

Thanks Emily, and I like the sketch book analogy!

mp/m

Comment by Mike Maddaloni
on 01/06/09 at 10:38 AM
 

Those blog drafts are gold! Don’t let ‘em go. I’m really glad you mentioned this. It reminded me to go through my drafts. I couldn’t believe how many I have. 300 on the dot. There’s gotta be a better way of managing these. I keep them in one Google doc. Each draft is separated by a dashed line (the line is 32 dashes, makes me want to get a site, 32dashes.com).

How do you organize your drafts?

Comment by spudart
on 01/06/09 at 03:22 PM
 

Hi Matt - It’s just a long list, some are more detailed than others.

And I would register that domain name, if for any other reason, other domainers read here and may get it before you do!

mp/m

Comment by Mike Maddaloni
on 01/07/09 at 09:57 AM
 

Heep them.

Comment by Thejesh GN
on 01/09/09 at 07:28 AM
 

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