The unexpected.
Nothing.
Although people are quick to complain and criticize, when you ask them for constructive feedback they suddenly turn mute.
A little while ago I asked all of you what could make this blog better.
Only one person came forward with ideas of his own.
Most people I asked directly shrugged off the question and said ‘I don’t know’
I don’t know always means:
I don’t want to go through the trouble of trying to know.
Not Oliver Šperlík.
He’s probably my wittiest student, he’s also exceptionally imaginative, I don’t want to poison his head with writing aspirations, but he has a literary talent with a knack for tragycomedy.
He came to me during class and handed me the overview you can see pictured above.
His remarks were to the point and insightful.
Unfortunately a wordpress blog is shitty, lots of their options do not work at all.
Theoretically I could and would make all the changes Oliver suggests, such as adding categories, but because it’s wordpress, it would fuck up the layout entirely.
I will have to learn code… I’m ‘friends’ with several IT’ers, but none of those will step forward to do it for me. I should have learned code years ago.
This post is dedicated to Oliver Šperlík, one of the most cheerful guys I know, with a contagious positive spirit. He hasn’t been infected with the ‘Am not doing anything unless I get paid for it’ virus yet. And he comes up with excellent suggestions and funny remarks, because he’s not afraid to fail. It’s the fear of making a mistake that keeps us from being creative.
The Confessor 
The only two things I could offer to make this blog better?
Dates for when you posted and more visibility.
The issue of dating these is minor and perhaps I have missed it, but this is a cosmetic concern with only contextual relevance in mind (I tend to read with what contemporary inspirations may or may not be behind the posts). As for visibility… ha… I suffer from the same issue with my blog.
“Am I too wordy?”
“Am I to terse?”
“Did WordPress die and I am just writing into a vacuum? I see the views, but no feedback…”
Gah.
Frustrating.
I’ve been browsing your blog, and I have to say that you are onto something valuable and inspirational. Don’t lose focus – keep writing. 🙂
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I ask myself those same questions. Of course, there’s so much going on, so many things that are trying to capture people’s attention. Why would they go to a blog? Am still figuring out how to offer something consistent that people would be interested in following. I am not a hot girl who can post 5 pics of her butt cheeks in a string to get 15,000 followers, so, it’s an uphill battle to create something that people want to take some time out of their day for. Thanks for this thoughtful comment, I will think about adding the dates!
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“Why would they go to a blog? Am still figuring out how to offer something consistent that people would be interested in following.”
I think that people who read blogs tend to be either those who have avoided the Social Media trap (longer attention spans), or are specifically looking for something. I avoid writing to appease – you can’t please everyone and someone will be critical. Instead, I write about what interests *me* and format accordingly.
There are times when I look at my category cloud and debate partitioning for better “packaging,” but I haven’t gotten around to it. I figure, if they are capable of finding what I write and it “hooks” them, then they are big boys/girls and can figure the rest of it out. 😀
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that’s probably the only right attitude to blogging. It’s crucial to find a clear niche, which I haven’t found yet, the topic I blog about are too random to build a loyal audience.
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