Blog about things you don't understand yet
Blogging about unfamiliar topics forces deeper research, clearer thinking, and learning through writing. The author recommends taking a controversial stance in each post, changing your mind while writing, and using feedback (including from LLMs) to improve, arguing this practice is valuable even without publishing.
Background
This is a personal blog by Sean Gedecke, a software engineer and engineering manager who previously studied philosophy and poetry. The article argues that the best way to learn is to write blog posts that take a clear, arguable position on topics you don't yet fully understand — as opposed to the common advice of writing unstructured personal reflections. Gedecke's blog is well-known in tech circles for its deep dives into AI, blockchain, software engineering, and debunking popular tech myths. The post references several of his viral pieces, including an analysis of why OpenAI's o3 model lost its geolocation ability, a critique of the C2PA content-authenticity standard, and a reexamination of the real history of the Luddites (which he found to be more violent and elitist than modern retellings suggest).