{"id":102,"date":"2005-07-21T22:03:01","date_gmt":"2005-07-22T04:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=102"},"modified":"2005-07-21T22:07:17","modified_gmt":"2005-07-22T04:07:17","slug":"six-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunch.net\/?p=102","title":{"rendered":"Six Months"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the 6 month point<\/a> in the “run a research blog” experiment, so it seems like a good point to take stock and assess. <\/p>\n

One fundamental question is: “Is it worth it?” The idea of running a research blog will never become widely popular and useful unless it actually aids research. On the negative side, composing ideas for a post and maintaining a blog takes a significant amount of time. On the positive side, the process might yield better research because there is an opportunity for better, faster feedback implying better, faster thinking.<\/p>\n

My answer at the moment is a provisional “yes”. Running the blog has been incidentally helpful in several ways:<\/p>\n

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  1. It is sometimes educational. example<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. More often, the process of composing thoughts well enough to post simply aids thinking. This has resulted in a couple solutions to problems of interest<\/a> (and perhaps more over time). If you really want to solve a problem, letting the world know is helpful. This isn’t necessarily because the world will help you solve it, but it’s helpful nevertheless.<\/li>\n
  3. In addition, posts<\/a> by others<\/a> have helped frame thinking about “What are important problems people care about?”, and why. In the end, working on the right problem is invaluable.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    This is the 6 month point in the “run a research blog” experiment, so it seems like a good point to take stock and assess. One fundamental question is: “Is it worth it?” The idea of running a research blog will never become widely popular and useful unless it actually aids research. On the negative … <\/p>\n

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