Comments on: Twentysomething: Blogging is the new graduate school http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:48:49 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: jessica mullen http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/comment-page-1/#comment-215393 jessica mullen Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:20:52 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/#comment-215393 i love this post, ryan. i am actually in graduate school @utaustin right now, researching lifestreaming and how it is the new higher-ed/resume/path to making your dreams come true. i'm looking at a focused lifestream model, which i see as 'goalstreaming'. basically, using data-tracking and frequent documentation to keep working towards a goal even when in small amounts–making small efforts or updates count too (like tweets or single photographs). these are way too many buzzwords but my point is the same as yours. i'm still reconciling the value of blogging vs lifestreaming. consistent blogging might be a better way of collecting a readership, but the self-help / thinking out loud value of lifestreaming is significant. i think the key lies in presentation of a lifestream–how do you minimize the crap and call out the thoughtful content? now that i think about it, it seems lifestreaming might have a more immediate effect on behavior. for example, writing a blog post a day about weightloss efforts might be less motivating (or have less effect on changing behavior) than sending a steady stream of meal photos, thoughts, and exercise progress. if you can't already tell, i have a major critique of my semester's work in about 6 hours... i did a project called "the financial goalstream" where i created a lifestream to achieve the goal of "understanding and simplifying my personal finances." (<a href="http://jessicamullenslifestream.com/goalstream.pdf" rel="nofollow">case study pdf here</a>!) thanks for helping me think about it in a new light. i love this post, ryan. i am actually in graduate school @utaustin right now, researching lifestreaming and how it is the new higher-ed/resume/path to making your dreams come true.

i'm looking at a focused lifestream model, which i see as 'goalstreaming'. basically, using data-tracking and frequent documentation to keep working towards a goal even when in small amounts–making small efforts or updates count too (like tweets or single photographs).

these are way too many buzzwords but my point is the same as yours. i'm still reconciling the value of blogging vs lifestreaming. consistent blogging might be a better way of collecting a readership, but the self-help / thinking out loud value of lifestreaming is significant. i think the key lies in presentation of a lifestream–how do you minimize the crap and call out the thoughtful content?

now that i think about it, it seems lifestreaming might have a more immediate effect on behavior. for example, writing a blog post a day about weightloss efforts might be less motivating (or have less effect on changing behavior) than sending a steady stream of meal photos, thoughts, and exercise progress.

if you can't already tell, i have a major critique of my semester's work in about 6 hours… i did a project called "the financial goalstream" where i created a lifestream to achieve the goal of "understanding and simplifying my personal finances." (case study pdf here!) thanks for helping me think about it in a new light.

]]> By: Brett Johnson http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/comment-page-1/#comment-208608 Brett Johnson Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:28:39 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/#comment-208608 Hi Ryan, Thanks for the post -- good food for thought. I will say though, entering 'the game' now I believe is still an advantageous time to do so - broadly speaking, most topics are covered and blogged about, but as far as a thoughtful, intelligent blog on any given topic, I think we are far from there been enough of those out there- yet. Hi Ryan,
Thanks for the post — good food for thought. I will say though, entering 'the game' now I believe is still an advantageous time to do so – broadly speaking, most topics are covered and blogged about, but as far as a thoughtful, intelligent blog on any given topic, I think we are far from there been enough of those out there- yet.

]]> By: Blogging to further your career « handiwork http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/comment-page-1/#comment-171106 Blogging to further your career « handiwork Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:33:34 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/#comment-171106 [...] commentary on your own blog about what others in the blogosphere are talking about. It’s a constant course in your specialty and keeps you on the cutting edge. Moreover, the linking between blogs keeps you in touch with the [...] [...] commentary on your own blog about what others in the blogosphere are talking about. It's a constant course in your specialty and keeps you on the cutting edge. Moreover, the linking between blogs keeps you in touch with the [...]

]]> By: Gen Y: Soundbite Addicts or Cultural Elite? : Brazen Careerist http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/comment-page-1/#comment-138318 Gen Y: Soundbite Addicts or Cultural Elite? : Brazen Careerist Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:12:35 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/#comment-138318 [...] attitude, I can’t begin to imagine how displeased she’d be with Ryan Healy’s blog post, “Blogging is the New Graduate School,” in which Healy describes the cerebral and [...] [...] attitude, I can't begin to imagine how displeased she'd be with Ryan Healy's blog post, "Blogging is the New Graduate School," in which Healy describes the cerebral and [...]

]]> By: The Office Newb http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/comment-page-1/#comment-129532 The Office Newb Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:34:36 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/#comment-129532 This is one of the first posts I read when I first discovered this blog. While not extremely controversial or thought-provoking, the sentiment that blogging offers a venue for continuing education has stuck with me as I begin my own blog (theofficenewb.wordpress.com). I absolutely agree that blogging about a subject that interests you will make you more informed about that topic than you could ever expect to be. Thinking up topics for posts means immersing and challenging yourself on a daily basis. In some ways, I think blogging is superior to bricks-and-mortar lectures since the onus is on you to take a stand and form an opinion instead of listening to and absorbing the opinions of others. This is one of the first posts I read when I first discovered this blog. While not extremely controversial or thought-provoking, the sentiment that blogging offers a venue for continuing education has stuck with me as I begin my own blog (theofficenewb.wordpress.com).

I absolutely agree that blogging about a subject that interests you will make you more informed about that topic than you could ever expect to be. Thinking up topics for posts means immersing and challenging yourself on a daily basis.

In some ways, I think blogging is superior to bricks-and-mortar lectures since the onus is on you to take a stand and form an opinion instead of listening to and absorbing the opinions of others.

]]> By: Employee Evolution - Blogging is the New Graduate School http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/comment-page-1/#comment-104325 Employee Evolution - Blogging is the New Graduate School Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:43:07 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/#comment-104325 [...] Read the rest at the Brazen Careerist…. [...] [...] Read the rest at the Brazen Careerist…. [...]

]]> By: Employee Evolution - Brazen Careerist: Blogging is the New Graduate School http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/comment-page-1/#comment-97956 Employee Evolution - Brazen Careerist: Blogging is the New Graduate School Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:08:00 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/#comment-97956 [...] Read the rest at the Brazen Careerist…. [...] [...] Read the rest at the Brazen Careerist…. [...]

]]> By: Captain Gravity and the Power of the Vril — A Book Readers blog http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/comment-page-1/#comment-81771 Captain Gravity and the Power of the Vril — A Book Readers blog Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:55:16 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/#comment-81771 [...] and now he gives speeches on the topic, has a book coming out and has been featured in the Wall Street source: Twentysomething: Blogging is the new graduate…, Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk [...] [...] and now he gives speeches on the topic, has a book coming out and has been featured in the Wall Street source: Twentysomething: Blogging is the new graduate…, Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk [...]

]]> By: Ana http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/comment-page-1/#comment-80587 Ana Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:25:58 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/#comment-80587 Thank you for this post. Your blogg is helping me more to realize what I want to do and how to succed than any book would. Thank you for this post. Your blogg is helping me more to realize what I want to do and how to succed than any book would.

]]> By: Working Girl http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/comment-page-1/#comment-79207 Working Girl Wed, 30 May 2007 23:49:00 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/29/twentysomething-blogging-is-the-new-graduate-school/#comment-79207 You're right, blogging is an excellent way to learn a subject as well as an absorbing mental exercise. It's also a fabulous way to display who you are. People whom you want to impress or influence or sell to can get a peek into your mind---how you think, how you express yourself. A blog has more credibility and power to impress than, say, a resume because of its immediancy. You can't "fake it" day after day (or, if you can, then you're really good!). The blog is you. You're right, blogging is an excellent way to learn a subject as well as an absorbing mental exercise.

It's also a fabulous way to display who you are. People whom you want to impress or influence or sell to can get a peek into your mind—how you think, how you express yourself. A blog has more credibility and power to impress than, say, a resume because of its immediancy. You can't "fake it" day after day (or, if you can, then you're really good!).

The blog is you.

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