Like many new media and technologies, blogging is best learned by blogging.  One can read bloggers, study  suggestions and think about it, but, in the end, one blogs or not. 
This is a lesson learned during 20 years of working with new media and technologies.  For many, there is no clear reason to take a step into the unknown and they shouldn't.  For some, there is a chance a medium or technology might be useful, and they should plow ahead systematically. 
I started blogging for personal and professional reasons.  It:

* Forces me to stay up …