Why I Write
I first blogged on 24 July 2011 and I've been blogging on and off for the past decade. There were a few years when I felt bad about not writing more than a few times. I also felt great when old friends or new acquaintances told me they liked a few of my blog posts. When I ask myself now why I wrote what I wrote in the past, I realize that I don't have a concrete answer. Mostly, I wrote about information that I had just gained that I found interesting. Once or twice I wrote because I thought it would help my professional career. Over the past 3 months, I wrote because it was part of my course work. Briefly, I wrote because I felt a need to explain complicated scientific concepts to the general public. In 2023, I'm trying to be mindful about what I do and consciously ask myself why I do what I do. And I write because it helps me think. It is incredibly helpful to me to occupy myself for a meaningful amount of time with a piece of information, digest it, put it into words and ...