Why I Write

I've been writing technical content for years now. Here's why I keep doing it.

Writing Forces Understanding

You can't explain something you don't understand. When I sit down to write about a topic, I quickly discover the gaps in my knowledge.

The Feynman technique in action - if you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

Future Me Will Thank Present Me

Half of my blog posts are written for an audience of one: future me.

Six months from now, when I've forgotten how I set up that particular server configuration, I'll have my own documentation to refer back to.

Giving Back

Everything I know, I learned from others sharing their knowledge freely online. Writing is my way of contributing back to that ecosystem.

It's Therapeutic

There's something calming about organizing thoughts into coherent paragraphs. It's like cleaning a messy room - satisfying in a way that's hard to explain.

The TREF Connection

Recently I've been exploring ways to make technical content more traceable and citable. The TREF format is my attempt at solving the "where did I read that?" problem.

Every article now comes with a TREF block - a content-addressable reference that AI tools and humans can use to trace information back to its source.

Keep Writing

If you're thinking about starting a technical blog: do it. The first posts will be rough. That's fine. You'll get better, and the benefits compound over time.