It is amazing how life can get in the way. I was on quite a roll with
this blog, when life got busy. Not too much after “Robvogt80s” passed 30,000
hits, I stopped posting for six months. Now, I am back – in a new place,
and a new commitment to post in this blog.
Reaching 30,000
Once word spreads, even just a little, we can reach these milestones
faster and faster. I could not believe how quickly 30,000 hits came on the
heels of three years. There was way more time between one year and 10,000 hits,
and two years and 20,000 hits.
Comments
Another observation I have made over these 30,000 hits is how
addictive receiving comments can be. It is the classic phenomenon of random
reinforcement. Once I periodically started receiving comments on this blog, I
started actively looking for the next comment. It is strangely addictive.
I likely would think otherwise if the comments were not, for the most
part, positive.
The other thing about receiving comments is the tacit realization
people are actually reading what has been posted and valuing it enough to take
the time to respond.
Progression
Even without posting for as long as I did, the number of hits kept
piling up. It shows there is progression on this blog. Moreover, once I started
posting again, the number of posts exploded again. So, what I learned here is
that the blog will still receive some hits, no matter how dormant – or
allegedly abandoned – it is.
Parting thoughts
The truth is, I started this post so long ago that 30,000 hits was a
new milestone. Besides that, I stopped posting for so long, most of the
momentum, and observations, are long gone.
Instead, as I have said before, I am now re-committing to
posting in this blog regularly.
When I hit 40,000 hits, maybe I will have some more salient
observations.
Until then, the overriding feeling I have is this: it is good to be
back!
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