Thus is my life.
So, recap please? Sure thing... self.
So, recap please? Sure thing... self.
As far as I can remember, I began this blog to discuss things th- wow REALLY? Firefox is trying to correct the word "blog". ugh- As I was saying, to discuss things of which I am thinking of At this instant (in a direct shout-out to the title). For the most part I try and keep my writing away from personal problems and issues, but instead discuss ideas and instances of which I feel can be applicable towards most people.
I really love the effectiveness of a paragraph break.
The subconscious act of preferring to read literature with more frequent paragraph breaks is interesting to ponder. At first I thought it was due to the negative associations with long essays in school, and extensive readings that you read and forget about two sentences later.
And then I realized... yeah. that's probably why.
BUT I also came to the conclusion that it can't be that way for everyone, because some people actually enjoy writing essays! And yet it still seems that some of the most successful blogs make efficient use of paragraph breaks in order to keep people reading.
My best guess? Visual organization.
I feel its easy to assume that visual clutter makes things difficult to comprehend, whether it be your bedroom, desktop, or side drawer full of strange trinkets you haven't actually used since the third grade but hold on to anyway for nostalgic reasons (true story).
A visual, spatial organization pattern is immediately triggered when we see line breaks. It becomes easy to jump around and even skip whole paragraphs completely sometimes because we are able to skim the reading easier. A quick glance at the first couple of words of each of these paragraphs gives you an idea of where I'm going with the post.
And then the lobsters began to attack! Drenched in butter and steaming hot, the leader lobster began to snap at you until you realized that this paragraph doesn't have anything to do with my post. But a quick skim down the page will show that it sticks out because of the first couple of words.
This identifiable characteristic of text seems to be how we judge a blog post, and therefore allows us to determine whether or not we want to waste our time with it. Which is unfortunate because a huge block of text could actually be a very enveloping novel, but without proper paragraph placement (or PPP as I like to call it. HA) it is carelessly tossed aside without a second glance.
Moral of the story. USE THE ENTER KEY ALWAYS.
Thanks. Sleepy. Slates out.
