tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post4768155976847478738..comments2024-03-28T03:16:14.104-04:00Comments on Noahpinion: Kauffman forum video: Blogging and your economics careerNoah Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093917601641588575noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-36287877674760964322013-04-15T10:19:59.507-04:002013-04-15T10:19:59.507-04:00An hour to an hour and a half a week?! Given that ...An hour to an hour and a half a week?! Given that you maintain one of the more prolific and more profound blogs on my Reader (RIP), I don't see how that's possible. You're a machine, Mr. Smith.Jason DaCruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15586277884128262631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-52779266280999344962013-04-13T18:52:15.953-04:002013-04-13T18:52:15.953-04:00Thanks, Absalon!
I disagree with your pessimistic...Thanks, Absalon!<br /><br />I disagree with your pessimistic assessment of the overall quality of econ blogging, however. We now have Miles Kimball, Owen Zidar, Carola Binder, Austin Frakt, and a lot of other serious people doing lite of stuff that doesn't involve slinging insults or self-promoting. Noah Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093917601641588575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-36288434196007737682013-04-13T16:54:47.367-04:002013-04-13T16:54:47.367-04:00Noah - Blogging is not for everyone. One of the t...Noah - Blogging is not for everyone. One of the things that helps you a lot is that you write with considerable grace. Too many blog posts are poorly written and too much of the econ blog-o-sphere is self referential. Overall, the signal to noise ratio is low and falling. Absalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09131268683451462949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-78660588967244827522013-04-13T11:45:32.607-04:002013-04-13T11:45:32.607-04:00It was a deliberate choice...It was a deliberate choice...Noah Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093917601641588575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-83365740669387815882013-04-13T11:43:00.511-04:002013-04-13T11:43:00.511-04:00Was it the strategy you chose? Or was it that you ...Was it the strategy you chose? Or was it that you could not help yourself ?Bill Ellisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-26067581497792812232013-04-12T21:16:24.659-04:002013-04-12T21:16:24.659-04:00But how much time does it take to also read and an...<i>But how much time does it take to also read and answer comments?</i><br /><br />Too much, with you around! ;-)<br /><br />*shakes fist*<br /><br /><i>Anyway, I think blogging is not too harmful if someone doesn't also have kids suckig up much of their time, and if they are a genuinely likable person, kinda like you. You sometimes raise my blood pressure, but I could never hold it against you. :-)</i><br /><br />Aww, shucks...Noah Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093917601641588575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-49319161905401067552013-04-12T18:08:05.196-04:002013-04-12T18:08:05.196-04:00But how much time does it take to also read and an...But how much time does it take to also read and answer comments?<br /><br />Anyway, I think blogging is not too harmful if someone doesn't also have kids suckig up much of their time, and if they are a genuinely likable person, kinda like you. You sometimes raise my blood pressure, but I could never hold it against you. :-) CAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-24139381912620665212013-04-12T14:05:23.661-04:002013-04-12T14:05:23.661-04:00Not bad! I'm running a number of experiments, ...Not bad! I'm running a number of experiments, and working on 3 theory papers...I want to branch out into more traditional empirical stuff, but haven't gotten around to that yet...Noah Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093917601641588575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-63546259081480879432013-04-12T13:55:21.343-04:002013-04-12T13:55:21.343-04:00So how is your research coming ....So how is your research coming ....Absalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09131268683451462949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-11657489636857980522013-04-12T13:30:15.569-04:002013-04-12T13:30:15.569-04:00Thank you Noah for your insights... I am one of th...Thank you Noah for your insights... I am one of those bloggers who has new research. I am also not affiliated with any institution. I am completely independent in my own room. The blog is the only way for me to publish and get exposure. <br />I have been tremendously supported by Professor Mark Thoma. I was a commenter on his blog for a couple years until I discovered a new equation for effective demand. The strength of the equation grew beyond a commenter so I had to stop being a commenter and "move up" to my own blog. For the past month now, I have been "blogging" my new research. <br />Professor Thoma knows about my research and in little ways has encouraged me. I am an extremely small person in the economics field, yet he has given me some time of his very busy days. I am most thankful for every quick glance he casts my way, with due respect.<br />The point is... I am growing and having my own blog helps.<br />It is wonderfully inspirational to have the freedom to lay out new insights in economics and put them before the public for scrutiny. I spend at least 8 hours a day preparing posts and researching, apart from my full-time job.<br />Even though I am a total peon in the profession, I rely on the strength of my insights. After all, it is not about me. It is about the ideas. The ideas are bigger than me. Effective demand is probably the core concept of Keynes' thinking. And you don't hear about it. In my little blog way, I am filling this huge hole in economics. And I would love for some top researchers to catch on and start working with these equations too.<br /><br />Well, I am writing too much... here is the link to my blog about Effective demand, so you know where I am coming from.<br /><br />http://effectivedemand.typepad.com<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-53852021590250391542013-04-12T13:23:50.162-04:002013-04-12T13:23:50.162-04:00Noah
Thanks for making this video.
I blog about...Noah<br /><br />Thanks for making this video. <br /><br />I blog about business news, not economics, but much of what you said here resonated with me. In fact, I would imagine that it might resonate with any professional that blogs about their profession.<br /><br />Mohan KompellaMohan Kompellahttp://bminusc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-18168694538350318842013-04-12T10:56:55.598-04:002013-04-12T10:56:55.598-04:00Yep, I misspoke. 1-1.5 hours per post, not per wee...Yep, I misspoke. 1-1.5 hours per post, not per week. See correction.Noah Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093917601641588575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-50951595157731674842013-04-12T02:12:43.150-04:002013-04-12T02:12:43.150-04:00Thanks Noah, that's great advise. But do you r...Thanks Noah, that's great advise. But do you really spend only 1-1.5 hours a week on your blog? It looks like you post multiple times per week and every post is fairly long (maybe 500-600 words). Plus, writing a post requires a lot of reading, looking for good links (or retrieving them)and editing. I'd probably need an hour just for a single post like that (I mean, of that length). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com