Comments on: Just who do you think you are?

By: rosemary hurwitz

rosemary hurwitz — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:01:04 +0000

good writing, blogging is best when it is revealing. reveal I say, reveal!

your loving Aunt Rosemary,
Interfaith Pioneer in our family–that's the title I want when you tell the boys about me:)

By: Tellie

Tellie — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:08:44 +0000

I've been thinking about making a technical post on my blog today but didn't for this very reason I published another post instead but immediately after I decided I am going to post on the aforementioned topic anyway.

Just because you aren't the #1expert doesn't mean you should avoid certain topics. I find that some posts by people who are experts to be quite confusing. The way you explain something may make it a lot easier to comprehend than a so-called “expert”. When I'm looking for information about image editing, for instance, I look in more than one place. A lot of the really popular blogs I don't understand. At. all. But the smaller blogs seem to break it into chunks that are so much easier to digest.

By: mattstratton

mattstratton — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:57:09 +0000

Oh, nothing dramatic like that. Doni and I were just talking about how there are times that you feel like you aren't qualified to share your expertise…but how you have to realize that…really, you don't have to be an expert in order to contribute. If that makes sense. The catalyst of the conversations wasn't from an insult, but rather, some introspection in the form of a google chat :)

By: curiousillusion

curiousillusion — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:22:58 +0000

I was going to say, what happened? Who insulted a blogger (or you) to make you write this. Lol.

I don't feel like I'm an expert in anything so I wouldn't presume to lecture. But I am a teacher, so I can share my experiences. That's all I've got.

By: Tellie

Tellie — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:08:44 +0000

By: mattstratton

mattstratton — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:57:09 +0000

By: curiousillusion

curiousillusion — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:22:58 +0000

I was going to say, what happened? Who insulted a blogger (or you) to make you write this. Lol.

I don't feel like I'm an expert in anything so I wouldn't presume to lecture. But I am a teacher, so I can share my experiences. That's all I've got.

By: mattstratton

mattstratton — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:12:12 +0000

I think you hit the nail on the head, Brandon. We all have different interpretations (or “perceptions”, even, heh) and even if WE don't think we are “experts” it doesn't devalue our contributions.

I always have to remind myself that while I don't consider myself an expert in, say, Lightroom, there are people who read my blog who will get value out of what I have to share. It's a sliding scale.

By: bhbeak

bhbeak — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:09:22 +0000

Thanks for posting this, Matt. This is exactly what I have to remind myself of every time I write a techy post, especially because I know YOU'LL be reading it! ;-) How do I write about techy things when I have you to write about them?

The whole concept of my blog (and the title) is “Reality is Perception” – Life is all about how you experience it. My blog is full of my opinions, how I use gadgets and techy things, and even some experiments in cooking, but the number 1 rule is that every one of them is how things work for me, and I'd love to hear how others experience the same!

Thanks again!

By: Jo Lynne Valerie

Jo Lynne Valerie — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:45:34 +0000

Right on.