A small bet

What are the right words to use when launching a personal website? Who will read them? Will anybody care? Are you convinced that readers should read what you write?

These thoughts held me back from publishing my writing for years. I believed that writing privately was only a way for me think and learn - to connect thoughts, concepts, and perceptions in my mind. While this was true, I began to recognize that by not sharing my writing, I was missing out on the opportunity to engage with others about my creations.

Something changed last year. I now realize my experiences and insights are worth sharing. I want to counter increasing social isolation by reaching out and connecting with other people. As an act of rebellion against mass-marketed content and AI-generated slop, I aspire to claim an area of the web as my own.

This website represents the first wager in my Year of Small Bets1. I am delighted you are here. My objective is to engage in public experimentation by sharing my thoughts and creations. Rather than setting lofty expectations, my modest goal is to create a site I’d enjoy visiting and sharing with others.

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I look forward to staying in touch.

  1. My personal theme for 2026, it is focused on growth through small bets that deliberately introduce risk and discomfort into my life