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# 2377
- URL: https://www.pesec.no/2377/
- Published: 2022-08-18T07:00:21.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-18T07:00:21.000Z
- Description: Reflections on 6 years, 6 months, and 4 days of blogging.
- Author: Bruno Pešec
- Tags: Personal, Discipline

I've published[*Lean Management and Lean Leadership*](https://web.archive.org/web/20190715135616/http://theleanpresentation.com/lean-management-and-lean-leadership/), my first blog post, on February 14th, 2016\. That's exactly 2377 days ago—six and a half years of blogging!

That post was originally published on [The Lean Presentation](https://www.pesec.no/the-lean-presentation/) website, whose intended purpose was to highlight and sort best videos on Lean Management, Kaizen and specific Lean tools. 

Although the website doesn't exist anymore, I managed to salvage almost all 22 posts I wrote for it. *[Eight Principles of SMED](https://www.pesec.no/eight-principles-of-smed/)* and *[Mistake Proofing (Poka-Yoke)](https://www.pesec.no/mistake-proofing-poka-yoke/)* are still quite popular, if judged by visits.

In June 2016 I started writing posts at [Playing Lean blog](https://www.playinglean.com/blogs/playing-lean-blog/?ref=pesec.no) as well, the first one being *[Blast From The Past: Facemash](https://www.playinglean.com/blogs/playing-lean-blog/132681859-blast-from-the-past-facemash?ref=pesec.no)*. One of the company cards in the game was based on Facebook, hence a post explaining the predecessor. It still attracts a lot of visitors...

Finally, in July 2016 I published *[On Managing for Quality](https://www.pesec.no/on-managing-for-quality/),* a very first post on my own blog. It was followed by fifteen more posts, all based on *[Implementing Lean Six Sigma: The effective integration of two improvement methodologies](https://www.pesec.no/implementing-lean-six-sigma-the-effective-integration-of-two-improvement-methodologies/)* specialisation project I did at NTNU.

I kept sporadically writing until early 2020, when I decided on a regular publishing schedule: a blog post every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. In 2022 I also added *[The Innovator's Attitude](https://www.pesec.no/resources/)*, a monthly newsletter with the objective of helping leaders innovate profitably by providing them with best practices, models, and different perspectives.

History aside, here are seven learnings from the above:

- **Write from first-hand experience.** I used to believe that I must support every statement I make with multiple references and citations. Instead of trusting my experience, I hunted down other peoples' words, as if they have more value than my own.
- **Write with confidence.** They are only bytes, what's the worst that can happen? Posts can be edited. If one writes with honest heart, then there is nothing to be afraid of.
- **Write with care.** I mostly write about processes and systems—formulating an innovation strategy, driving change, innovating at a scale in large organisations—and believe me, I go hard on them. But whenever I write about specific people (even if they aren't named), I ask myself *"How would they feel if they read this?"* I aspire to bluntness, not assholeness.
- **Write conversationally.** One of the reasons I started blogging was to get rid of (some) writing habits I've developed during my engineering and academic training. I still wanted to write with scrutiny and precision, but without dull, convoluted, and verbose language. Now, when I sit to write, I simply type as I'd speak.
- **Write about practical matters.** SEO this, SEO that; I couldn't care less. My sole concern is as follows: the reader should walk away with an insight or action to take, no matter how small. When people tell me *"I haven't thought about it that way..."* and *"Hey, I tried that thing you wrote about!"* then I know I'm delivering on my promise.
- **Write with discipline.** Stick to the schedule. Maintain a list of topics and questions. Use visual templates. Write and schedule posts in advance. Keep track of them.
- **Write with joy.** I began writing for selfish reasons: to get better at writing and to document my evolving practice. I kept writing for the same reasons. And just like in martial arts, I find great joy in the practice for the sake of practice. Of course, one ought to [reflect](https://www.pesec.no/the-innovators-attitude-volume-1-issue-5-july-2022/) regularly as well, else practice turns to meaningless repetition.

Can't wait to see what I'll learn in the next six years.