The last update on the public account was on September 28th. If it is delayed again, it will be suspended for a month. As an amateur writer, it has been almost a month since the last update, but there are still people reading my articles, and I have even gained a few more fans. This is really unexpected. Today, I will share new content to express my gratitude.
Writing a diary is the simplest and lowest-cost form of writing. Recently, I have been preparing for the teaching qualification exam, which will be held in about ten days. I overheard my roommate discussing the essay topic for the first subject of the teaching qualification exam. He said that he hasn't written an essay since graduating from high school, and now he doesn't know what to write when he picks up a pen.
This situation is somewhat similar to "forgetting how to write" because we have little contact with writing, and when we actually need to use it, we have completely forgotten. People are used to typing on keyboards and rarely pick up a pen to write on paper. People are used to expressing their opinions and thoughts through videos and voice messages, rarely using writing to record their thoughts.
At the same time, I also heard my roommate say, "I don't know what to write, I can only start with 'I think'." Regarding this point, I have my own opinion, which is what the title above says, "Writing a diary is the simplest and lowest-cost form of writing." I have seen many people set a requirement for themselves to write a certain number of words at a fixed time every day, without limiting the content, genre, or form. This may be difficult for ordinary people to achieve, but writing a diary is something that everyone can do.
Every night before going to bed, take out your phone and write down who you met, what happened/experienced today, what content you shared with someone, or what you ate in the morning, noon, and evening. Even if it's just a simple diary, it is still a record of your life.
A diary doesn't have to be well-written, as long as it truthfully records the events of the day and your feelings. The most valuable content is often the one that is genuine and heartfelt. I now treat writing a diary as a review and reflection of each day, recording everything in chronological order from morning to night. It can be as short as a couple of hundred words or as long as five to six hundred words. The more you write, the more skilled you become.
The hardest part is not what to write, but to keep writing.
Life is your source of inspiration.
Today, I read an article on Medium titled "How to find what to write — everyday." The author shared his views from four aspects, which may be helpful for those who write frequently.
The article has a simple and clear structure, and the author mainly has two points of view.
The first one is "Use Your Resources," which means making full use of the resources we have.
These resources include "Reading/Books/Internet," "Family/Friends/People," "Professional Life/Work," and "Hobbies." In short, reading, people, profession, and interests.
I saw a top highlight quote, "Your life is usually the best and limitless resource to find things to write about." Your life is usually the best and limitless resource for writing.
What to write? The articles and books we have read, the information we have browsed on the Internet; the people around us, including family, friends, and strangers; our professional content or work; and the things we love and are passionate about, various hobbies.
The second point of view that I agree with is "Keep Going and Write Often."
We may find it difficult to find new things to write about, but our lives are an infinite source of ideas. Keep moving forward, open your heart, and be ready to embrace new ideas at any time. By writing often, ideas and inspiration will come to you.
People die, but long live GitHub!
A few days ago, the actor who played Hagrid, Robbie Coltrane, passed away. In a previous interview, he said that even after 50 years, when he is no longer here, Hagrid will still be there, and generations of people will continue to watch "Harry Potter."
This reminded me of an article I read titled "People Die, but Long Live GitHub," which suggests archiving our articles on GitHub. Even after decades, when we may no longer be here, our traces will still exist on GitHub.
This is also why I stopped using WordPress and switched to the static blog program Hugo.
GitHub has become one of the most important infrastructures on the Internet, with too many people and things directly or indirectly relying on GitHub. Unless humans no longer need open source code in the future (which is obviously impossible), I can't imagine GitHub being shut down. For GitHub, existing for 100 years is nothing, and even 500 years is not impossible. This is my prediction, it may not be accurate, but I am quite confident.
Anyway, for our goal of 100 years, GitHub is fully capable.
My personal blog used to use the WordPress program, hosted on a cloud server, with a high dependence on the server and high annual costs. Recently, I switched to the GitHub platform, using the static blog program Hugo and the GitHub Pages service. Now, I only need to renew the domain name each year, greatly reducing the cost.