I’m really into this idea of “working in public” lately. Just the general idea of sharing exactly what it’s like to do the job that you do, whatever it is. Sharing insights and the even the mundane-ities of the task at hand.
I’ve been recording screencasts on CSS-Tricks for a number of years now, which is essentially working in public and where my interest in this idea comes from. More recently, I did a Kickstarter with this concept at it’s core. Back me (or now, subscribe) and watch me essentially do my job as a web designer, redesigning my biggest site.
I’m writing this blog post to:
- Note my current obsession with this idea
- Record some disparate thoughts around this idea
- Find out how others feel about this idea in general
- Hopefully give birth to some bigger idea tying it all together
Disparate thoughts
I got most excited about this when Erin Kissane excitedly allowed me to record a conversation with her about the content strategy work we did for CSS-Tricks. I think even the name “working in publicR
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