# Some blogging myths

<https://jvns.ca/blog/2023/06/05/some-blogging-myths/>

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## What Jamie wrote

I love this "encouragement" from Evans for bloggers. People have asked me so many times how to approach blogging and I just tell them to start. That is the key. Just start. Evans myth busting here are good answers to the common refutes to why people cannot just start.

> here are the myths:
> 
> - myth: you need to be original
> - myth: you need to be an expert
> - myth: posts need to be 100% correct
> - myth: writing boring posts is bad
> - myth: you need to explain every concept
> - myth: page views matter
> - myth: more material is always better
> - myth: everyone should blog

Great stuff.

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