Chris Brogan, a blogger who writes and thinks a lot about why people blog (or Twitter, or use Facebook, etc.) just wrote an excellent post that I thought the class would be interested in.
He talks about the various fears that keep people from blogging, or twittering, or just generally making their voices heard online:
…perfectionism, failure, self-consciousness. These are difficult to overcome, and I’m not going to pretend that you just have to follow a few steps and you’ll overcome your fear, but I can tell you a few things I know about it all, and see if it’s helpful. Here are a few ideas to help you look past some of your fears.
What fears hold you back?
That’s a great post. Thanks for sharing. Wow, his whole site is chock full o’ good stuff. Nice.
The THRIVE! Guys Bromide du Jour, “Fail with Flair”
It’s OK to go out and just try things. You might fail, but that means you can try again with a better understanding of how to succeed.