Insecurity/loneliness,
or
because I’m making sense of stuff in a way that could maybe be useful for some other poor sucker to stumble upon, at least in some capacity?
Vain enough to secretly want some kind of audience, but honest enough to admit it(?)
Truthfully, I’m not sure how long this post will survive after it goes live on the site, but it was born out of wanting to acknowledge: I don’t want rayazkhan.com to just boil down to a glorified dating profile.
It occurs to me that keeping professional-ish stuff only a few clicks away from less-professional stuff could make it less likely for this collective space to be taken as seriously. Yes, there’s something to be said for authenticity, but is it bordering on inappropriate?1
Note(s)
Michael Russo
I’m glad that you’re blogging. I view this form of writing as the contemporary equivalent of the classical personal essay. Unfortunately, it’s a dying art form in an age where people prefer to express ideas in the form of tweets.
I’m looking forward to seeing the development of your thought as this site progresses.
Rayaz Khan
I agree, it’s under-utilized! (Clearly also by myself!)
Thanks for the comment, and encouragement as always.