I've always been open to different kinds of ways of learning. I
am also familiar with the ways one can express himself. There’s so many
different things that people can do to make these two things happen, and it
just so happens that one of those many ways is blogging.
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I’ve never been a blogger before. I’d never done
anything that even remotely resembles blogging to begin with. I’m actually the
vocal type of person, meaning that I express myself and my ideas through spoken
words.
That’s why when we were asked to make our own blog, I was
in a state of panic. A lot of things rushed to my head. What kind of blog would
it be? How much would it appeal to people? What would I put in it? What would
it look like? How does one even begin composing a blog?
I didn’t know how to start, so I researched a little bit
about blogging and started out how many others did: by taking baby steps.
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I started learning about the ropes of blogging gradually. I
found a few nuggets of wisdom along the way that I can apply in my everyday
life. One of the many things that I’ve learned is that it is never good to
plagiarise someone else’s work. Being a blogger requires originality. What use
is writing a blog if the person who writes it just steals from others? It’s not
going to be useful to anyone, and it’s not going to make anyone happy. Another
thing that I have learned, which is a follow-up to the first one, is to always
give credit where credit is due. If you intend to use a part of someone else’s
work, then insert his name in your blog entry to acknowledge that person from
whom the idea originated. That person will be happy that you gave him his
credit, and you will be happy knowing that you did the right thing.
So, to sum it all up, this activity has been highly
rewarding for me. It gave me better insight than I had had before. I learned how
to be honest in the ways of the bloggers and to give someone the
acknowledgement that they deserve. Sure, it was scary the first time, but once
you get used to it, it’s just a matter of time before you get hooked to
blogging. See you on the interwebs! J
