Comment by jasonthorsness

I've maintained a blog semi-consistently for a few years and most articles go unnoticed. The ones that seem "worth the effort" regardless of readership years later are sincere documentation of things I'm interested in or projects I've invested significant time into. For these the audience of my future self and if I'm lucky my descendants seems like enough.

The articles I regret writing or that feel like a waste are any that seem insincere/designed for one-sided promotion of something. Which I've (mostly) kept off of my own site. Running a blog just for the purpose of driving more traffic or engagement I think would sap all the joy out of it completely.