Chinarchy

Would You Listen To An Audio Post?

by Anderson | 06/01/10 | 7 comments

I’ve been considering doing some recorded audio posts the past couple weeks and I’m wondering if you guys would listen — or even prefer that to my written posts.

There is a couple of reasons why I’ve been thinking about this.

For one, writing a post — especially if it’s one of the longer, article-type posts — takes a long time. I usually spend a week or two thinking about it and working it out in my head. Then I break it down into sections and finally write it. And even after doing that I still go back and reread them to find them sloppier or less coherent than I intended.

I’m always struggling with that balance between formality and structure and spontaneity in my writing.

When I’m speaking, I typically feel much more comfortable. I am better at keeping that balance between “serious/intelligent” and “funny/personal.” Plus, in an audio post I would be okay with rambling or not having fully formed thoughts; it’d be more conversational.

Basically, I think I’m better at speaking than writing. But what matters is what you guys would prefer, so let me know in the comments.

Thanks!

Also as a preview, here is a short list of posts I’ve been working on:

• From Childhood to Statism: Superhuman Authority
• Against Group Learning
• China’s Culture of Lies
• From Childhood to Statism: Passing the Buck