In her recent Netflix special, Joke Show, the comedian Michelle Wolf defines a blog as, “conversations that no one wants to have with you.” She jokingly places its value right above manifestos and right below tweets (or teeny manifestos). Michelle really knows how to deliver a punchline, but this bit struck me a hilarious, because I was thinking about starting a blog. I had read a great article on employment at will and tried to share it on LinkedIn, however, my commentary was too long for the characters allowed in a single post. I had no idea the character limit existed! We’ve all seen the novellas posted by someone on Facebook, so I thought LinkedIn would be the same. It makes sense, now that I think of it. This is social media for business professionals, and we have other things to do, so we need to get to the point. That is when I thought this would be a great time to start a blog and share my opinion about research, new systems, or just those “aha moments” that I have learned from in my career.
But, if blogs are conversations that no one wants to have with you, then what do you get with you cross them with the analogy for opinions? Blogs are like opinions, in that they will not strike the fancy of every person who reads them, but hopefully with thoughtful writing, there will be some who enjoy the conversation and learn from me and the others that comment. This conversation is about sharing research articles and books, or major issues dominating human resources.
I am going to set a goal to release one every other week, unless something really urgent pops up (*Ahem, COVID*). I would love commenting and sharing with your connections, as we engage in the conversation of human resources.
