2025-01-17

codeRSH · codeRSH · commit 7908c0bfc2f3 · 2025-01-17T23:21:39.000+05:30
diff --git a/_posts/2023-06-01-new-look-new-style.md b/_posts/2023-06-01-new-look-new-style.md
@@ -10,25 +10,33 @@ author: RavS
 permalink: /blog/new-look
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-  ![My Boy](../../assets/blog-myboy.png)
+![My Boy](../../assets/blog-myboy.png)
 
-  **OK so this my yet another way to restart my blogging habit with a new look and style.** The idea  to do this was to migrate to do self hosting platform without having to depend on any other platform. Now while ~~Gitlab~~ Github is not a perfectly _'Self Hosted' Platform_ it does give me some freedom to keep my data with myself.
+Those who been long time (and long lost) readers of this blog know that I started this blog on Blogger.com (in fact the previous version of the blog still exists at [https://blogrsh.blogspot.com](https://blogrsh.blogspot.com) if you care to check it out). And the poetry blog had been hosted on Tumblr.com (Old Version: [https://1000sher.tumblr.com](https://1000sher.tumblr.com) ). I tried to keep both the Blogs simple with maximum focus on the content. While both platforms are quite popular for hosting the Blogs (with Wordpress being the Grand-daddy of them all), I still felt I didn't have full control on the content and look & feel of sites. 
 
-  Moreover, I am trying to take this `whole control` of writing public stuff and keeping personal notes all by myself, so that I get one tool to rule them all.
+The idea of migrating to a Self Hosted platform had been brewing in my mind for many years. I finally bit the bullet at the start of 2023 and decided to find the alternatives. After some research I finally decided to go with Static Site Generators - Jekyll (for this Main Blog: [https://www.ravs.in/blog](https://www.ravs.in/blog) ) and Hugo (for Poetry Blog: [https://1000sher.in](https://1000sher.in) ). Again keeping simplicity in mind, I opted for [Minima](https://github.com/jekyll/minima) and [Paper-Mod](https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod) Themes. The advantage of using these Static Site Generators is that I get full control on both the functionality and the UX of the websites. So, I have done some customization of both the sites and themes. Github and Gitlab Pages also provide a near perfect platform for hosting the sites. 
 
-  It took far too long setting things up without producing anything worthwhile. Now I just hope I am able to do something which will be regular if not frequent and which will be something that people might enjoy reading.
+The idea behind doing all this exercise was so that I am not dependent on any other platform. While ~~Gitlab~~ Github are not a perfectly _'Self Hosted' Platform_, they do give me freedom to keep my data with myself and easily switch to something else if I don't like these Platforms in future.  Moreover, I am trying to take up the `whole control` of writing public stuff and keeping personal notes at a single place, so that I use one tool to rule them all.
 
-  As someone once said :-
+**So, here I am! Trying to restart my blogging habit with a new look and style.**  
 
-  > "One of the great balancing acts in life is to be cautious and daring at the same time.
-  > Cautious enough to avoid stupid mistakes, prevent burnout, and maintain a margin of safety.
-  > Daring enough to bet on yourself, to do the things you would regret leaving undone, and to be willing to be uncomfortable in the short term so you can learn and grow in the long term." #quote
+ The finished product that you are seeing is a result of countless trials and errors and testing in local environment. The workflow to write the blog and to take it online also involves at least half a dozen steps which I have condensed in a couple of scripts (for each of the blogs). 
+ 
+ It took far too long setting things up without producing anything worthwhile. Now, I just hope I am able to write regularly if not frequently, and which will be something that people might enjoy reading. Only then will these hours and hours of efforts will be worth it. 
 
-  I miss the good old days where I used to be able to write and produce blogs _at will_. I have tried to reboot my writing career so many times but have failed. This is yet another attempt. Probably a little sophisticated one, but let's see how it goes.
+As someone once said :-
 
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+> "One of the great balancing acts in life is to be cautious and daring at the same time.
+> Cautious enough to avoid stupid mistakes, prevent burnout, and maintain a margin of safety.
+> Daring enough to bet on yourself, to do the things you would regret leaving undone, and to be willing to be uncomfortable in the short term so you can learn and grow in the long term."
+
+I have tried to [reboot]({% post_url 2025-01-11-reboot %}) my writing hobby so many times in the past. This is yet another attempt. Like you (probably), I am also interested to know how far and where this goes. 
+
+I would be glad to hear, if you have any feedback on the new look & feel (and of course the content) of both the Blogs: [https://www.ravs.in](https://www.ravs.in) & [https://1000sher.in](https://1000sher.in) . 
+
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 ## Future plans
 
-  Also the idea is that if this get successful, I would like to migrate my old blogs to this new domain. Let's hope this time the attempt is successfully.
+Eventually I would like to migrate my old blogs to this new domain. If you can see all the past blogposts on this domain, then it means the attempt was successful!
 
-  `PS: Picture of my little boy enjoying his icecream. Of course he didn't eat it. He just 'enjoyed' it!`
+**PS**: Picture of my little boy enjoying his ice-cream. Of course he didn't eat it. He just 'enjoyed' it!
diff --git a/_posts/2025-01-11-reboot.md b/_posts/2025-01-11-reboot.md
@@ -11,21 +11,21 @@ permalink: /blog/reboot
 
 I am a little embarrassed. It's I don't know which attempt to relaunch this blog. 3rd, 4th, 5th? I feel like this blog has become like Rahul Gandhi (due apologies to him for cheap shot). Where I keep launching and relaunching this blog every few years with new enthusiasm, but I fizzle out in a few days time. 
 
-I am trying to reboot myself yet again. Who knows this time this attempt might be successful. Afterall, I don't have anything else but to keep trying. 
+I am trying to reboot myself, yet again. Who knows this time this attempt might be successful. Afterall, I don't have anything else but to keep trying. 
 
 So why yet another attempt? For past many years, not writing consistently has left a void in my personal life. Writing regularly is really important for me to keep myself grounded. I think of myself as a someone who feels more comfortable expressing through written words than verbally. But life takes over again and again and I lose the flow.
 
 And this causes a certain hollowness inside which I can't fully express . It's like some part of the life is incomplete. So, I keep coming back every few days, weeks, months or years trying to write hoping this time it will stick. Just this time.
 
 Nobody likes to lose, especially again and again. I won't make any grand promises this time. But I just hope I post at least one blog per week throughout the year. It would be a pretty grand year if that happens. 
 
-I strongly encourage you to read [New Look New Style]({% post_url 2023-06-01-new-look-new-style %}) to know more about this blog's revamp and motivation behind switching to new personal domain.  This has been 2 years in the making with countless hours and days spent, migrating and polishing it 'just the way I like'. As I said, I don't know where I will take up this blog, but I am proud of the technical behind the scene efforts exerted. 
+I strongly encourage you to read [New Look New Style]({% post_url 2023-06-01-new-look-new-style %}) to know more about this blog's revamp and motivation behind switching to new personal domain.  This has been 2 years in the making with countless hours and days spent, migrating and polishing it 'just the way I like'. As I said, I don't know where I will take up this blog, but I am proud of the technical, behind the scene, efforts exerted. 
 
 And while you are at it, if you have some time you may also want to [check out]({% post_url 2023-06-21-evening-routine-advice %}) [past]({% post_url 2023-06-26-fraud-protection %}) [few blogs]({% post_url 2023-06-27-when-hard-work-doesnt-payoff %}) which I wrote in last couple of years, but never made them public yet. 
 
-You could have done countless other things, but I grateful that you chose to spare somet time to read my thoughts.  I don't know if I would ever be able to add anything good to your life through these blog posts. But I sure would like to repay this debt some day. For now God Bless us all.
+You could have done countless other things, but I am grateful that you chose to spare sometime to read my thoughts.  I don't know if I would ever be able to add anything good to your life through these blogposts. But I sure would like to repay this debt some day. For now God Bless us all.
 
 *"Jai Shiv"* 
 
-**PS** : The 'Reboot' was deliberately scheduled today and not on 1st January as originally planned. Today is my son's birthday! A Very Happy Birthday to him. 
+**PS**: The 'Reboot' was deliberately scheduled today and not on 1st January as originally planned. Today is my son's birthday! A Very Happy Birthday to him. 
 More than him, I hope I am able to make him proud by being a great father. If he becomes stronger, smarter, kinder and more successful than me, then it will be worth all the efforts.  
