A public compression of the mind

I created this website today and I thought I'd kick it off by sharing the rationale behind it.

Reasons to create a personal website in no particular order:

1. Intrinsic enjoyment: I often have nuanced, long-form thoughts I'd like to publish for the intrinsic enjoyment of doing so, but lack a suitable outlet. This serves as the ideal medium.
2. A personal repertoire of ideas: If at some point I'd like to create other forms of content, this may serve as a repertoire of ideas to pull from.
3. Public compression of the mind: You are only who you are perceived to be in the eyes of the perceiver. "Mike" is an idea that may exist in the mind of another human at any moment; but that human, especially if they have never met the person behind the name, has an very limited sample of information on which to form their judgement. This website will serve as an opportunity to more effectively convey my thoughts, values, and competencies to a degree that would be impossible otherwise. A public compression of the mind.
4. Serendipity / asymmetric upside: There are certain levers you can pull in the world which have a risk-to-reward that is attractively skewed in favor of reward. I believe that posting interesting thoughts and ideas on the internet, where they may be accessed by any of the billions of internet users, and consumed an infinite amount of times, is such a lever. There have been many instances in my life where I've leveraged the internet to distribute a project, and the right person, at the right time, happened to stumble upon it - leading to very interesting, often significantly beneficial outcomes that I could have never predicted.
5. High-leverage: Write once, distribute for an infinite amount of time to an infinite amount of people with effectively zero additional variable costs. Nice.
6. Snapshots of the mind over time: This gives me the ability to track my beliefs & values as they evolve over time. It will be cool to read back on my raw, unfiltered thoughts from 10 years prior.
7. Near-instant gratification: The projects I work on often exist on multi-year timescales. It takes time to create meaningful impact. However, there's something really nice about combining long-term, high-impact initiatives with quick, instant wins. The ability to have an idea, write up an essay in 30mins, and publish it, is a way to achieve this effect.
8. Improved writing ability: Writing is an incredibly powerful, modern extension of communication. In many contexts, it's the fundamental interface through which we transfer information & emotions to other human beings. I suspect any improvement in this skill has an excellent ROI.
9. Improved thinking & clarity of beliefs: The act of writing gives the mind a powerful vehicle through which to toss & turn & refine ideas, to a degree of depth that is probably impossible by just thinking quietly to oneself. Furthermore, if I turn this into a habit, I will have effectively carved out a chunk of time on a regular basis to think deep thoughts, and forge & refine ideas that may significantly benefit me over time. Sounds like a good deal to me.
10. Resonant frequencies: I suspect that by emitting my "frequencies" into the world, there is a good chance that others, who are on the same "wavelength," may be drawn in - unlocking the possibility of forming interesting, unexpected relationships with the people who are most "resonant" with my thoughts, beliefs, and values.