{"id":2565,"date":"2013-06-19T21:17:23","date_gmt":"2013-06-19T19:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chiperoni.ch\/wordpress\/?p=2565"},"modified":"2013-06-19T21:17:23","modified_gmt":"2013-06-19T19:17:23","slug":"because-writing-helps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chiperoni.ch\/wordpress\/2013\/06\/because-writing-helps\/","title":{"rendered":"Because writing helps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes I wish I had developed Chiperoni.ch into a confessional blog. You know the kind where you write about your worries and sorrow and challenges. <\/p>\n<p>Why? Because writing helps. <\/p>\n<p>I noticed yesterday that writing helped me to sort through a difficult web navigational problem that I am encountering. It helps me to reflect. <\/p>\n<p>The benefits of <a href=\"http:\/\/zenhabits.net\/write-daily\/\">writing daily<\/a>. Which i don&#8217;t manage to do. Yet. <em>Weekly<\/em> would be a first, reachable goal.<\/p>\n<p>My head is buzzing with lots of questions and ideas. This is where I can list them and then return at leisure. Still in line with my <a href=\"http:\/\/chiperoni.ch\/wordpress\/2004\/09\/the-use-of-a-blog\/\">blog definition of 2004<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/chiperoni\/9058706282\/\" title=\"riding a bicycle by nchenga, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3808\/9058706282_c62e7ab95d.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"riding a bicycle\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some articles on web and social media content that I&#8217;d like to mention here:<\/p>\n<p>The first is not new for bloggers. We noticed this long ago. <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.hbr.org\/cs\/2013\/06\/quality_and_quantity_tripling.html\" title=\"HBR blog entry\">In addition to quality content, frequency matters.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an interesting entry on <a href=\"http:\/\/searchengineland.com\/best-link-building-for-local-seo-none-162828\">link building and local SEO<\/a>. In a nutshell: Focus on developing good content and engaging with your community on social media rather than spending $$$ on dubious SEO providers that add links from low-quality sites.<\/p>\n<p>Writing tip via Seth Godin: <a href=\"http:\/\/sethgodin.typepad.com\/seths_blog\/2013\/05\/writing-tip-say-it-backwards.html\">Say the opposite.<\/a> This also works for ideas. Try and think of your worst idea ever. So<br \/>\nstupid and dumb, nobody would ever use it. Often this helps you to find original ideas. <\/p>\n<p>I am hearing a lot about Kaizen and I have questions: <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Aren&#8217;t Kaizen and Scrum related? What are the differences?<\/li>\n<li>And a dumb question &#8211; If Kaizen is a way to improve continuously, and Kaizen originated in Japan, why is the Japanese economy stagnating for so many years? Is it not used as much in Japanese business?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I found a great website that rates the Terms of Service of various web and mobile apps.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/tFZttJrekP\">http:\/\/t.co\/tFZttJrekP<\/a> reminds me of <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NYOfV7qHnA\">https:\/\/t.co\/NYOfV7qHnA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u00e2\u0153\u0081___CollectThisTweet (@nchenga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nchenga\/statuses\/346717701080756224\">June 17, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/chiperoni\/9058774530\/\" title=\"IMG_7580 by nchenga, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7366\/9058774530_126fa9c784.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"IMG_7580\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This morning I remembered some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bartleby.com\/294\/477.html\">ancient poetry<\/a> that we used to sing at school assembly in Blantyre. <\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the warm weather.<\/p>\n<div class=\"syndication-links\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes I wish I had developed Chiperoni.ch into a confessional blog. 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