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This resonates with something I catch myself doing as a blogger.
Whenever I notice myself slipping out of blogging to express and into blogging to impress, I stop and recalibrate. For me, that’s usually a sign that I’ve shifted from genuine curiosity and exploration into performance mode.
For me, expression begins with wanting to understand, share, or make sense of something. Performance begins with wanting to manage how others perceive me.
In a culture obsessed with metrics, visibility, and personal branding, that can be a difficult line to hold. Yet I’ve found that the most meaningful blogging almost always comes from the former. The moment I start trying to impress, the blogging loses some of its aliveness.