--- title: Blog about things you don't understand yet | daily.dev description: A developer shares their philosophy on blogging as a learning tool. The core idea: write about topics you don't fully understand yet, always argue a specific... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/blog-about-things-you-don-t-understand-yet-aseoyfz7q twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Blog about things you don't understand yet | daily.dev og:description: A developer shares their philosophy on blogging as a learning tool. The core idea: write about topics you don't fully understand yet, always argue a specific... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/blog-about-things-you-don-t-understand-yet-aseoyfz7q og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/asEoYfZ7Q.png og:image:alt: Blog about things you don't understand yet og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Blog about things you don't understand yet **[sean goedecke](https://daily.dev/sources/seangoedecke)** · 8 min read · 14 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary A developer shares their philosophy on blogging as a learning tool. The core idea: write about topics you don't fully understand yet, always argue a specific point, and treat writing as a forcing function for clear thinking. The author explains why taking a controversial stance makes consistent blogging easier (similar to how poetic structure constrains word choice), why changing your mind mid-draft is a good sign, and why beginners can sometimes explain topics better than experts. Practical advice includes rewriting your introduction after finishing a draft, using LLMs for technical feedback, and developing a thick skin for public criticism. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@sikandarkhan56** · 4 upvotes > writing a blog for yourself- really a cool way of looking at it from that perspective 😁 **@iizzyy** · 0 upvotes > Yeah, totally agree! Writing blogs helps me learn. I keep researching, writing, checking things, then researching more, and the loop goes on 😁 ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Blog about things you don't understand yet](https://daily.dev/posts/blog-about-things-you-don-t-understand-yet-sm9gpxotz) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Coming up with blog topics](https://daily.dev/posts/coming-up-with-blog-topics-aocw14zsd) · Cassidy's blog · 5 upvotes · 2 comments --- Tags: [#career](https://daily.dev/tags/career), [#llm](https://daily.dev/tags/llm) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/blog-about-things-you-don-t-understand-yet-aseoyfz7q) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Blog about things you don't understand yet","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/blog-about-things-you-don-t-understand-yet-aseoyfz7q","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/blog-about-things-you-don-t-understand-yet-aseoyfz7q"},"datePublished":"2026-07-07T07:04:58.344Z","dateModified":"2026-07-08T14:17:32.883Z","description":"A developer shares their philosophy on blogging as a learning tool. 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