blogging &mdash; Noisy Deadlines https://noisydeadlines.net/tag:blogging "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." - Douglas Adams Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:14:13 +0000 https://i.snap.as/oLWMyXaX.png blogging &mdash; Noisy Deadlines https://noisydeadlines.net/tag:blogging Blaugust 2026 https://noisydeadlines.net/blaugust-2026?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Andreas from 82Mhz just published he is joining #Blaugust 2026. I remember I joined in 2024 and it was a fun way to keep blogging. I had an introduction post back then, and although most of it is still current, I will do a quick update here: I still work in construction as an estimator, and I am now considered a senior estimator in my team. I still love reading, and it is my main hobby, as attested by the posts on this blog. I am very much a sci-fi and fantasy reader, but I’ve been distancing myself from anything too dark or grim. I balance my reading with some fluffly romances sometimes. I’ve been better at dumping a book when it’s not working for me. Still an introvert and cherishing quiet time and actitivites that bring me calm: running, walking, reading, journaling, meditating and listening to music. I’ve started Bullet Journaling recently and it has been a big change for me. I plan on writing more about this experience. I am becoming more and more inclined to use paper and take notes by hand (I’m actually drafting this post by hand right now). I haven’t been playing a lot of video games lately, most of the time I will just prefer to sit down with a book. But I want to get back to some of the games I’ve started. So for the 2026 Blaugust I want to go for the Silver Award with 15 posts in August. I’ve been wishing to write and publish more frequently on this blog, so Blaugust is a great accountability tool to me keep me going. Some Blaugust references I came across that inspired me to join: Let's do Blaugust by 82MHz Welcome to Blaugust by Tangent Space Blaugust 2026 is Coming! by Nerd Girl Thoughts Edit: more participating bloggers that I saw who joined: Alexandra from the Wry Writer joelchrono Post 01 of #Blaugust #blogging Thoughts? a href="https://remark.as/p/noisydeadlines.net/blaugust-2026"Discuss.../a if you have a Write.as account or Reply by email ------- By Noisy Deadlines Minimalist in progress, nerdy, introvert, skeptic. I don't leave without my e-reader. ]]> Andreas from 82Mhz just published he is joining #Blaugust 2026. I remember I joined in 2024 and it was a fun way to keep blogging. I had an introduction post back then, and although most of it is still current, I will do a quick update here:

  • I still work in construction as an estimator, and I am now considered a senior estimator in my team.
  • I still love reading, and it is my main hobby, as attested by the posts on this blog. I am very much a sci-fi and fantasy reader, but I’ve been distancing myself from anything too dark or grim. I balance my reading with some fluffly romances sometimes. I’ve been better at dumping a book when it’s not working for me.
  • Still an introvert and cherishing quiet time and actitivites that bring me calm: running, walking, reading, journaling, meditating and listening to music.
  • I’ve started Bullet Journaling recently and it has been a big change for me. I plan on writing more about this experience. I am becoming more and more inclined to use paper and take notes by hand (I’m actually drafting this post by hand right now).
  • I haven’t been playing a lot of video games lately, most of the time I will just prefer to sit down with a book. But I want to get back to some of the games I’ve started.

So for the 2026 Blaugust I want to go for the Silver Award with 15 posts in August.

I’ve been wishing to write and publish more frequently on this blog, so Blaugust is a great accountability tool to me keep me going.

Some Blaugust references I came across that inspired me to join:

Edit: more participating bloggers that I saw who joined:

Post 01 of #Blaugust #blogging

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]]> https://noisydeadlines.net/blaugust-2026 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:49:26 +0000 Some great discussions about blogging here on R.w.a. and my social media dilemma https://noisydeadlines.net/some-great-discussions-about-blogging-here-on-r-w-a?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Yes, tmo, I yearn for the "days of “Blogging Antiquity”, before ads, or sponsors, or commercialism overran the blogosphere.". I agree with Jet's Blog: blogging should not be advertising.. Such a great read on Blogging Antiquity! And as Andreas pointed out: Even if I don’t blog with a goal of making money or reach out to the masses, it is more fun doing it knowing at least someone could read it. R.w.a is awesome ! I spent some time today backing up my former Wordpress blog. I had posts there from 2013. I took a disproportionate amount of time to find out where the export option was. I almost gave up. But it's done. I've been debating with myself if I should delete the account. I've done that before with Medium, after I tested it for while. But for some reason revisiting my first posts on Wordpress today made me nostalgic. I could not hit DELETE. Is that what you do when you move to a new blogging platform? Just delete the old one? I've been having a similar dilemma about social media. I deactivated my Facebook account, but haven't deleted it. Same thing with Twitter, not actually using it, but it's still out there. The only reason my Facebook was NOT deleted is... family and friends that are far away still use it. It's sometimes their only online presence. So, what if one day I want to contact them? That's the only place these people exist in my references. I keep it for "someday/maybe"... food for thought.. #noisymusings #blogging #personal Thoughts? a href="https://remark.as/p/noisydeadlines.net/some-great-discussions-about-blogging-here-on-r-w-a"Discuss.../a if you have a Write.as account or Reply by email ------- By Noisy Deadlines Minimalist in progress, nerdy, introvert, skeptic. I don't leave without my e-reader. ]]> Yes, tmo, I yearn for the “days of “Blogging Antiquity”, before ads, or sponsors, or commercialism overran the blogosphere.”.

I agree with Jet's Blog: blogging should not be advertising.. Such a great read on Blogging Antiquity!

And as Andreas pointed out: > Even if I don’t blog with a goal of making money or reach out to the masses, it is more fun doing it knowing at least someone could read it.

R.w.a is awesome !

I spent some time today backing up my former Wordpress blog. I had posts there from 2013. I took a disproportionate amount of time to find out where the export option was. I almost gave up. But it's done. I've been debating with myself if I should delete the account. I've done that before with Medium, after I tested it for while. But for some reason revisiting my first posts on Wordpress today made me nostalgic. I could not hit DELETE. Is that what you do when you move to a new blogging platform? Just delete the old one?

I've been having a similar dilemma about social media. I deactivated my Facebook account, but haven't deleted it. Same thing with Twitter, not actually using it, but it's still out there. The only reason my Facebook was NOT deleted is... family and friends that are far away still use it. It's sometimes their only online presence. So, what if one day I want to contact them? That's the only place these people exist in my references. I keep it for “someday/maybe”... food for thought..

#noisymusings #blogging #personal

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]]> https://noisydeadlines.net/some-great-discussions-about-blogging-here-on-r-w-a Tue, 05 Jan 2021 01:29:15 +0000 Archive https://noisydeadlines.net/archive?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[💾For a complete summary list of my blog posts grouped by year, click here. 🎈 Things I write about : Sections: 🎨 #NoisyMusings: a little bit of everything 📂 #Productivity: organization, methods, apps, GTD 📚 #Books: everything book related Some Topics: #apps | #Nirvana (the app, not the band) | #Todoist | #GTD | #MSTodo | #notes | #journal | #journaling | #BookReview | #ReadingList | #Reading | #ReaderGoals | #BookWyrm | #TheStorygraph | #weeknotes | #podcast | #GTDnotes | #100DaysToOffload | #projects | #goals | #DnD #internet | #socialmedia | #attentionresistance #minimalism | #digitalminimalism #outdoors | #Hiking | #winter | #iceskating |#skiing |#music | #heavymetal | #puzzle | #health | #tech | #linux | #blogging | #Blaugust]]> 💾For a complete summary list of my blog posts grouped by year, click here.

🎈 Things I write about :

Sections:

🎨 #NoisyMusings: a little bit of everything 📂 #Productivity: organization, methods, apps, GTD 📚 #Books: everything book related

Some Topics:

#apps | #Nirvana (the app, not the band) | #Todoist | #GTD | #MSTodo | #notes | #journal | #journaling | #BookReview | #ReadingList | #Reading | #ReaderGoals | #BookWyrm | #TheStorygraph | #weeknotes | #podcast | #GTDnotes | #100DaysToOffload | #projects | #goals | #DnD

#internet | #socialmedia | #attentionresistance #minimalism | #digitalminimalism #outdoors | #Hiking | #winter | #iceskating |#skiing |#music | #heavymetal | #puzzle | #health | #tech | #linux | #blogging | #Blaugust

]]> https://noisydeadlines.net/archive Fri, 27 Nov 2020 01:50:10 +0000 How a list out of boredom made me want to start writing https://noisydeadlines.net/how-a-list-out-of-boredom-made-me-want-to-start-writing?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[So, the idea of starting a blog or online journal sparkled in my head by September, 2012. I was having a very boring day, so I decided to write down a list to shake things up: Start a blog to write things down and organize list(s) and thoughts about life, universe and everything. Reduce time browsing Facebook drastically: it is really depressing when you realize you’ve spent half an hour on Facebook and the most useful thing you saw was some news about a cool book coming out (and it was just some advertising, actually…). Note: I got inspired by this post @TheOnion — a must-read all you Facebook slaves!! Okay, there was just one more cool thing on Facebook today: some cute art saying that making lists keeps us creative. Yeah. Lists. Great. Say “no” more often. It is good. No multitasking. Multitasking is bad for your brain (there was some study I read about this, but I’ve lost the link, sorry). Assume my antisocial side, no need to feel bad if you don’t enjoy karaoke. Just say “no”. Sometimes people don’t care about what you find essential in your work, well f@#* them. Swim today. No excuses. The list was called “A list out of boredom” when I wrote it. And after that I tried to continue blogging, but it actually didn’t work out very well. Looking back, I realize today that it was a difficult year for me. I had to make choices. I skipped many activities I usually enjoyed, but at least I had a main goal in mind, and I’ve managed to complete it. It was a big and long project: a master’s degree. I was completely exhausted after this achievement! I needed some time to cool down and reorganize myself. I started making changes in my life, including routines, habits, life style and so on. I stumbled upon GTD, minimalism, paperless life, zero waste lifestyle, simplicity. And all those things changed my world view. And are still changing me. I’m still in the process, and now I’ve found time and energy to dedicate myself to this blogging project. In a way, I believe I’m going through some changes which, hopefully, are for the better. From the things I wrote on that list in 2012 I can say today that I have achieved them all, one way or another. I see that as a sign of growth and evolution. I’m very happy about it! And maybe that’s what this blog is all about, besides thoughts about life, the universe and everything! #writing #noisymusings #blogging Thoughts? a href="https://remark.as/p/noisydeadlines.net/how-a-list-out-of-boredom-made-me-want-to-start-writing"Discuss.../a if you have a Write.as account or Reply by email ------- By Noisy Deadlines Minimalist in progress, nerdy, introvert, skeptic. I don't leave without my e-reader. ]]> So, the idea of starting a blog or online journal sparkled in my head by September, 2012. I was having a very boring day, so I decided to write down a list to shake things up:

  1. Start a blog to write things down and organize list(s) and thoughts about life, universe and everything.
  2. Reduce time browsing Facebook drastically: it is really depressing when you realize you’ve spent half an hour on Facebook and the most useful thing you saw was some news about a cool book coming out (and it was just some advertising, actually…). Note: I got inspired by this post @TheOnion — a must-read all you Facebook slaves!!
  3. Okay, there was just one more cool thing on Facebook today: some cute art saying that making lists keeps us creative. Yeah. Lists. Great.
  4. Say “no” more often. It is good.
  5. No multitasking. Multitasking is bad for your brain (there was some study I read about this, but I’ve lost the link, sorry).
  6. Assume my antisocial side, no need to feel bad if you don’t enjoy karaoke.
  7. Just say “no”.
  8. Sometimes people don’t care about what you find essential in your work, well f@#* them.
  9. Swim today. No excuses.

The list was called “A list out of boredom” when I wrote it. And after that I tried to continue blogging, but it actually didn’t work out very well. Looking back, I realize today that it was a difficult year for me. I had to make choices. I skipped many activities I usually enjoyed, but at least I had a main goal in mind, and I’ve managed to complete it. It was a big and long project: a master’s degree.

I was completely exhausted after this achievement! I needed some time to cool down and reorganize myself. I started making changes in my life, including routines, habits, life style and so on. I stumbled upon GTD, minimalism, paperless life, zero waste lifestyle, simplicity. And all those things changed my world view. And are still changing me.

I’m still in the process, and now I’ve found time and energy to dedicate myself to this blogging project.

In a way, I believe I’m going through some changes which, hopefully, are for the better. From the things I wrote on that list in 2012 I can say today that I have achieved them all, one way or another. I see that as a sign of growth and evolution. I’m very happy about it!

And maybe that’s what this blog is all about, besides thoughts about life, the universe and everything!

#writing #noisymusings #blogging

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]]> https://noisydeadlines.net/how-a-list-out-of-boredom-made-me-want-to-start-writing Mon, 06 Jun 2016 04:00:00 +0000