The traditional model: learn privately, emerge publicly polished. The alternative: learn in public. Write about things you’re still figuring out. Share notes, not just finished pieces. Why This Is Terrifying What if I’m wrong? What if someone more knowledgeable corrects me? What if I look stupid? Why It Works Anyway 1. Teaching is learning. The act of explaining forces clarity. You can’t write about something you don’t understand (well, you can, but it shows). ...
Why This Stack? Before diving into the how, let’s address the why. There are countless ways to publish online—Medium, Substack, WordPress, Ghost, Notion. Why choose this particular combination of tools? Obsidian gives you the best writing experience. It’s local-first, Markdown-native, blazingly fast, and your content lives as plain files you actually own. No vendor lock-in. No subscription required for basic use. Your thoughts remain yours. Hugo is the fastest static site generator. Written in Go, it builds thousands of pages in seconds. No JavaScript runtime, no complex build pipelines—just raw speed. The result is pure HTML/CSS that loads instantly. ...