The 5-Minute Blog

I have mentioned the concept of the “5-minute blog” several times (mostly on Twitter). Perhaps one day it will be a trending hashtag, #5MinuteBlog. I have realized, however, that I have not explained what it is very well.

So, this is what I am doing here…

I want to blog more. I want to share more thoughts. Almost daily, I want something creative to do. Writing a 5-minute blog provides me with the opportunity for all of these. This post, itself, is a 5-minute blog.

It is just as it sounds. I take 5 minutes and write about something I am currently thinking about, or should be thinking about. I do not edit (for the most part) and I do not overthink. I go with my gut. I go with what I am interested in. Novel concept, I know. This forces me to just put something out there, to share it with the “world”, and to scratch my writing itch for the day.

Not all days will have a 5-minute blog. Not all blogs will be 5 minutes. But a lot will.

I hope you enjoy them. I will.

-Houston Bailey (@HoustonBailey)