The trick to blogging is to lower your standards. If you sweat over every word, you'll never publish - you'll end up with a giant folder full of half-finished blog drafts and you'll never publish anything.
I like to repurpose Reid Hoffman's classic line “If you aren't embarrassed by the first version of your product, you shipped too late” to blogging. I deliberately hit publish when I'm not yet happy with what I've written. The alternative is to never write at all.
Blogging is even harder when you reach the point that you've shared your wisdom (speaking in reaction to current events) and either turn into your broken-record dad, or simply taper off.
Much easier to do the latter when your opinions are of the sort that trigger the cancellation mob.
I find that maintaining a blog is like saving money. If you think there is gonna be something left at the end of the month then you'll never save. But if you're in the habit already then the only other problem is what to write. Yet again when you begin doing it very often you suddenly realize that your life is just not worth another word.
His point on writing in another language than English is spot on though. English is like Javascript these days - it is not wise to transplant all of its ideas to C or Python or Java, but instead embrace it (until jai comes along :D).
Profanity on the other hand is not something I approve of. Shitting in the middle of your flat and expecting that it'll bring harmony to your soul is a recipe for a midlife crisis.
I like to repurpose Reid Hoffman's classic line “If you aren't embarrassed by the first version of your product, you shipped too late” to blogging. I deliberately hit publish when I'm not yet happy with what I've written. The alternative is to never write at all.