This is the real end-of-blaugust post.
I really enjoyed taking part, even if my partaking was very isolated.
Now towards the end, I decided to check blog of this years blaugust host and… why the heck did I not do that earlier.
Instead of trying to force out some micro blogs, I could taken inspiration from the massive amount of material available there.
As none of my posts are ready to be posted, I’ll take the opportunity to wrap it up with the suggested “Lessons Learned” topics from the blaugust calendar.
If you could go back in time to August 1st (or whenever you signed up for Blaugust), what would you do differently to prepare?
I would join the discord, and add the blog of the blaugust host to my RSS feed. Feels kind of dumb that I did not do that earlier.
What are your top 3 or 5 takeaways from your Blaugust experience?
I realised once again that I don’t get things done without deadlines (does anyone?). But also that when I put a bit of effort onto it, I can do it.
The other thing is that although I took the opportunity to publish a bunch of my drafts and other thoughts, I had not
Were there any posts your read during Blaugust that changed how you felt about the experience as a whole?
Not really, because I have not read any except a few posts from people I already followed before who happened to take part.
What were your favorite and least favorite parts of participating in Blaugust 2025?
Favourite part was the whole concept and idea. It’s kind of nice that it’s small, because that meant I felt that it was small enough that I would not get lost in the noise.
The least favourite. The first thing I think of is a bit dumb, but that would be the lack of spam.
Yeah you heard me right. Lack of spam.
Maybe I missed to check a box, or maybe the information channels were somewhere else. But I don’t think I’ve gotten any kind of email about my partaking in Blaugust.
Maybe if I’d joined discord I would have gotten the notifications, but I have never gotten into the habit of using discord.
I’m not saying this is something that someone “should” have done, I understand this is a volunteer driven thing so I don’t have any expectations. Just something I realised now at the end.
To conclude
I will definitely take part in Blaugust next year. And in a more active role. I just joined the discord and I’ll keep my eyes out for some other posting “challenge” in order to ensure I keep the words flowing.
Writing is such an important part of our daily communication nowadays, and practice makes perfect.
Thank you for the fish.