Blaugust Wrapup: Lessons Lost and Learned Posted on August 31, 2026 by gaudetetheology So it’s come to this: the final day of Blaugust. How did we get here so fast?? Looking back over the month, I realized that I seem to have “lost” the lesson I learned last year, which was the ability to complete a post and schedule it for later, instead of going for the instant gratification of hitting publish immediately. This year, I’ve learned that I really can do a reblog+brief commentary in about 15 minutes. That’s directly attributable to Blaugust, because of the post-count incentive for the awards — even though I wasn’t aiming for a particular number. And the nice thing about reblogs is that they feed the circular economy of attention that got me into blogging in the first place: I’d read a blog, and follow a link, and read another, and follow another. Years before I started my own blog, I was pretty strongly engaged with the Religion/Theology/Biblical Studies blogosphere, albeit mostly as a reader. So I’m going to try to do that more often, going forward. I’ve learned that I still have more ideas than I have time and energy to write them; and that the weekly themes and group projects work very well for me as posting incentive. And I’ve learned, again, that an idea is not enough. Idea + time + energy is also not enough, annoyingly. It also takes the decision to start writing, and the decision to keep writing, and the decision to finish. I know from experience that having a routine makes this easier, so my post-Blaugust meditation(?) will be on creating one that works for me given what my life is like now. It’s been fun, fellow Blaugustinians!! Thanks for all the fish the motivation, the themes, the posts, the comments, the side chats, and most of all, the community. A special Blaug-normous shoutout to the organizing team for all your hard work!! Thank you!!! And a raised glass in memory of Belghast, the founder of this festival of blogging. This entry was posted in Meta and tagged #blaugust, #blaugust2026, blogging, lessons-learned. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Responses to Blaugust Wrapup: Lessons Lost and Learned