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Dr. Strangeblog or: How I (sort of) Learned to Stop Worrying About Writing Stuff Down.

So I've thought about blogging for a long time.  Then the anxiety hits. "What do I even write about?" "What if I dork it up?" "What's my brand ?" That last one has always bothered me.  I was late to Twitter because I felt I needed a brand .  Like, did Twitter really need another user that just retweets stuff? Then it was Tuesday and there was a new John video on vlogbrothers . Much like John, if you move my frame ever so slightly it's also just toys. One line though stuck out to me in big bold (word) font: "But in telling the truth you choose among many true stories which true story to tell..." I'm sure this happens to some people, but my Twitter drafts are a graveyard of posts looking for a truth.  Not like #FakeNews but how do I frame my social self as the truth?   Does it relate too much to my personal interests (as opposed to my professional persona)? How does this represent the narrative I try to put out?  Wh...