Handcrafting this website has really been an adventure! It's pushed me in my knowledge of html, css, wordpress, hosting, subdomains, plugins and a bunch of other stuff you probably don't want to hear about.
In short, it's been fun and I'm learning a lot as I go. I have Leo at ZenHabits to thank for the groundwork and the inspiration to walk down this path.
I started playing around with websites when I was 15 and I've used all kinds of stuff: microsoft word, geocities, blogger, google pages, google sites, tumblr, weebly, wordpress and who knows what's to come.
Lessons
Along the way I've learned a few things:
- Simplicity - the websites I love visiting are super simple
- Focus - it's easy to get distracted online, I appreciate people who don't distract
- Ads Suck - nobody likes ads, marketing, blah, blah, blah
With that in mind, I made my website focus on content and good writing and I've tried my best to respect you as a reader. I want you to enjoy coming here and I want to enjoy writing here. I want it to be a great experience for all of us.
Focus
You might notice a couple things this site doesn't have:
- Any sidebars
- Comments
- Widgets
- Animation
- Popups
- Ads of any kind
Some stuff we do have:
- Simplicity - I tried to keep things minimal and clean
- Speed - the site responds quickly on any device
- Fading credits - so you can focus on the content more easily
I hope you enjoy it and if you ever need any help with your own site, let me know!
