Back in 2007, I proposed the idea of posting a blog entry every week for one year. It didn’t go quite as well as hoped, but I still believe that the core idea is solid. I’ve needed something to kick my writing back into gear.
I recently grumbled on Twitter about having too many drafts (which I do) and end up not writing any of them (which I also do). Chris Wallace suggested making a pledge to finish articles on a regular timeframe, with a self-signed agreement. His tweet reminded me of my old Project52 plan. Which I had, until now, completely forgotten about. So, here's the new & improved plan: to revive the old project, invite new members, and get as many of us to start producing fresh content as possible.
To begin, we should first examine where the first iteration failed, which turns out to be planning. There was no real sense of accountability with the original project. It was just an idea thrown against a wall and expected to stick, with the expectations that we would all be self-managed. There was also no true sense of membership. I had a few people express interest, but a more thorough way of tracking actual participants seems to be more in order. It was all so informal back then.
What’s needed:
p52 could easily begin on January 1st, 2010 (or sooner, if possible)! You’re more than welcome to express interest here if you'd like to join me in my quest. Keep in mind though, that this article won't be the page to track p52’s progress. I believe that a single dedicated page will be easier to track. From there, we can take it to the social networks and hopefully allow it to grow. I’ll update this article as I work out some of the finer details.
Update (Dec. 9th): The website is live! You can link to it at http://project52.info. Please go there if you‘d like to sign up. All the information you need to get started is there.
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