{"id":7566,"date":"2014-03-02T20:04:25","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T01:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/?p=7566"},"modified":"2025-11-14T22:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T03:37:09","slug":"53-365-inconsistency-posts-post-day-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2014\/03\/02\/53-365-inconsistency-posts-post-day-series\/","title":{"rendered":"53 of 365: On the inconsistency of posts in a post a day series."},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28973729@N00\/4343362834\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured\" title=\"Society\" alt=\"Society\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/4343362834_9bfbfbac36_n.jpg?resize=320%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"320\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Society (Photo credit: R\u00e9trofuturs (Hulk4598) \/ St\u00e9phane Massa-Bidal)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So, I took on a project in which I am supposed to produce a post a day. I&#8217;m already woefully behind. But you know what? That&#8217;s okay.<\/p>\n<p>I have several drafts written up and ready to be polished and published. Right now there is (thankfully)\u00a0a lot going on. Tonight&#8217;s post is about my promise: I&#8217;ll finish the year with 365 posts. They may not all have original design attached, as this one does not. They may not all be particularly long or detailed. But they will all have something to do with design, technology, branding, libraries or some other aspect of my organizational brand. I promise. 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