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My Blogging Style

My Blogging Style

Last updated on: September 9, 2026 at 8:00 am by Bader Saab

My Blogging Style 2026-09-06T16:34:54-04:00 Bader Saab

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While there are many people who share their results, the end of the road, and the answers they’ve found so far, there are others who, like me, share the journey itself. It doesn’t mean that one style is better than the other. It means that we experience blogging differently. I decided to approach this blog the second way instead of the first one. This obviously comes with a fair share of pros and cons. And this might be some sort of accountability exercise.

“For me, blogging means sharing your voice by writing on the internet, it’s a tool of self exploration and personal development.” Image by Dorothe Wouters from Pixabay.

Pros

I love sharing my process, sharing my ideas, my questions, as if this were a sort of open notebook. In a way, I guess that’s how I’ve seen this blog. I open a new page (entry) when there’s something new I want to add, a new idea or train of thought I need to follow. It doesn’t happen always, but it’s great to have the dedicated space to do it.

When reading memoirs, it’s fascinating to read the person’s process. Learning about their feelings, their perceptions, and how they came to the conclusions they share afterwards is just as gripping as the conclusions themselves.

For me, blogging means sharing your voice by writing on the internet, it’s a tool of self exploration and personal development. There have been studies that also prove that blogging is good for your mental health. Although this is a more general benefit, I believe there is an additional pro if you share the process because you get others’ insight in your process.

Now, speaking about religion and spirituality, there’s something else that I also experience: companionship, community, you and your niche find each other. There’s a hunger for content, for ideas, and when you tap into something there’s a response to it. Blogging allows to bridges that were burned ages ago to be rebuilt, pixel by pixel.

Finally, and this might be a bit more of a personal benefit, but writing is a meditation for me. It’s another way for me to pray, to meditate, to heal, and to show devotion. I’m dedicating time, energy, and attention to something I care about, doing the best I can with what I have. It is good for my mental health.

So, am I getting out of topic here? Sure. You could say that. But my head is appreciating every second of this.

“I tend to go over my older posts to see what I explored that I left in the air. Although it helps to tie those ends, it can be… cringy at times.” Image by Phuong Luu from Pixabay.

Cons

However, nothing is ever perfect. Sharing the journey as you go is far from the exception. You can fall into inconsistency and disorganization, as I’ve been known for doing. You make plans, try to stick to them, but because you’re sharing as you go there will always be exceptions to the rule.

Case on point: I wrote about a fake degree around two months ago, and guess what? I haven’t read a single word from that list. I might be burnt out of studying because I just finished school, but it doesn’t change the fact I could have read at least one page a day. That would still have been some progress.

You will also get into tangents (like I might be doing right now), might get too caught up with your own ideas, so you just go on and on and on and on and… you get the gist.

This quickly evolves into chaos. Which, sure, can be beautiful, but also an issue. Your ideas all over the place, you run the risk of repeating yourself, so it becomes an adventure trying to find this or that point you made. You know you mentioned it somewhere, but are not sure where and if you wrote about it specifically.

I tend to go over my older posts to see what I explored that I left in the air. Although it helps to tie those ends, it can be… cringy at times.

“Doing it otherwise was never an option for me.” Image by Pexels from Pixabay.

Is it a good option?

It all comes down to the question about this being a good choice or not. It is for me, it’s what works best for me, and it keeps me more motivated than the other approach. I keep thinking “I need to start this book, I should explore this first, I need to learn this,” and so on, than if I were just sharing the results.

Doing it otherwise was never an option for me. That’s a process I reserve only for academic articles and academic entries. It’s a different set of pros and cons, benefits and challenges, but it’s not a form of blogging I’m interested in right now. That’s not to say I won’t do it again, just that my focus is, for now, in controlling the chaos.

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About Bader Saab

I’m an Arab witch and journalist, and I also have a master’s degree in digital research. I have worked as a book reviewer and written about pre-Islamic folklore. You can connect with me via private message on Instagram: @saab.bader. You can read more about the author here.

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