This is my 100th post.

To me, the fact that I even managed to get to 100 is extraordinarily amazing. When I started this blog, I didn’t really think I’d get to 50 posts, let alone 100 unique posts. As I’ve posted my random ramblings on the internet, I’ve watched my stats get better and better. Sure, this may not be the most popular blog on the internet, but I feel like I’ve come a long way.

Blogging started out as a project that I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to continue. When I started blogging, everything was rather raw, and I didn’t really develop a voice (check out my first few posts as examples). As I wrote more, though, I felt like I was starting to develop my own, unique voice. That’s probably the greatest advantage of blogging for me: I’ve gotten so much better at writing ever since I’ve started blogging actively.

Of course, I do have reasons why I like blogging, but not only has blogging become an enjoyable activity that’s now an everyday kind of thing, it’s also helped me so much with everyday life.

1. Synthesizing information – I’ve gotten exponentially better at research papers because I now can effectively pull information from different sources. Before, research alone for a paper would take me days, but now I can finish the preliminary research in a matter of hours.
2. Budgeting time – It’s tough to make sure to write a new post every day and still have time to run, do homework, play flute, play guitar, play harmonica, and keep some semblance of a social life. Hell, it’s nearly impossible. But somehow, I manage to fit everything in. Of course, I may miss a day or two blogging here or there, but keeping myself on a regular schedule for blogging has helped me keep a regular schedule for everything else in my life. Days seem so short now that I have so much to do, but now I can finish multiple tasks when before I’d stress to finish half of them.
3. Writing – I’ve actually developed a writing voice now, something I’ve lacked for a long time. Writing on a regular basis like blogging has definitely helped me develop my voice quicker. If it wasn’t for this blog, I’d still be writing horribly.
4. Efficiency – Kinda goes with #2, but now I’ve become so much more efficient at doing everyday tasks. Trying to write a blog post every day while I’m busy with running, music, and schoolwork definitely forced me to do things more efficiently.

So, I’ll probably continue blogging, and (hopefully) people will continue to read my stuff. But whatever happens, I’ll still like to blog.